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THE LIBRARY OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH CAROLINA
THE COLLECTION OF
NORTH CAROLINIANA
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BIENNIAL REPORT
OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
JULY 1, 1968 TO JUNE 30, 1970
ISSUED BY
THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Frank Crane, Commissioner
RALEIGH
BIENNIAL REPORT
OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
JULY 1, 1968 TO JUNE 30, 1970
ISSUED BY
THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Frank Crane, Commissioner
RALEIGH
Edited by the Information Service
Fall, 1970
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
The Honorable Robert W. Scott
Governor of North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dear Governor Scott
:
I have the honor and pleasure to submit to you
herewith a report of the work of the Department
of Labor covering the biennial period of July 1,
1968 to June 30, 1970.
In transmitting this report to you, I wish to
acknowledge the fine cooperation of the heads of
the various divisions of the Department of Labor
which made possible the many accomplishments
and services to the people of North Carolina
which are recorded in this volume.
Respectfully,
Frank Crane,
Commissioner of Labor
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Letter of Transmittal 3
Organization Chart of the Department of Labor 6
Biennial Report of the Commissioner of Labor 7
Report of Expenditures 18
Division of Standards and Inspections 20
Industrial Safety and Labor Regulations Inspections 26
Licensing of Private Employment Agencies 30
Boiler Inspections 32
Elevator Inspections 35
Mine and Quarry Inspections 38
Construction Safety Inspections 47
Special Safety Services 49
Division of Conciliation and Arbitration 55
Division of Apprenticeship Training 60
Publications and Research 69
Index of Publications 71
Division of Statistics 74
Index of Statistical Tables 132
ORGANIZATION CHART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
General Assembly of North Carolina
Department of Labor
Commissioner of Labor
Deputy Commissioner of Labor
Division of
Standards and I—,
Inspections
Bureau of
General
Inspections
Bureau of
Boiler Inspections
Bureau of
Elevator
Inspections
Bureau of
Mine & Quarry
Inspections
Bureau of
Construction
Safety Inspections
Office Administration
and
Budget Accounts
State Minimum Wage Law
State Child Labor Law
State Maximum Hour Law
Safety & Health Regulations
Child Labor Certification,
in cooperation with Supts.
of Public Welfare
COOPERATING BOARDS
AND AGENCIES
North Carolina Board
of Boiler Rules
State Apprenticeship
Council
North Carolina
Arbitration Panel
Safety Advisory Board
In Cooperation with the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, U. S.
Department of Labor
Arbitration
Service
Division of
Conciliation
Division of
Apprenticeship
Training
Bureau of
Labor for
the Deaf
Information
Service
Division of
Statistics
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BIENNIAL REPORT
of the
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR
The economy of North Carolina continued to move in its
established direction of long-term growth and diversification
during the biennial period from July 1, 1968 to June 30, 1970.
Effects of the national economic recession of 1969-70 were re-flected
in North Carolina largely in a slowdown in the rate of
growth of some segments of the economy.
Despite this slowdown, new records were set during the
1968-70 biennium in total employment in nonfarm establish-ments,
with both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing em-ployment
groups sharing in the gains. Record-high levels of
building construction were recorded in the State's 36 cities of
more than 10,000 population. Earnings of industrial and other
nonfarm employees advanced to new high levels. Per capita
income increased substantially each year of the biennium.
Employment Gains
Employment in nonagricultural establishments increased 3.9
per cent during the two-year period, rising from a total of
1,680,200 in June, 1968, to 1,746,100 in June, 1970. This growth
represented a substantial gain, although it was less than the
5.4 per cent increase in nonfarm employment recorded during
j the 1966-68 biennial period. The net increase amounted to 65,900
more people employed in nonfarm establishments in June, 1970,
than in June, 1968.
The greater part of this increase took place in nonmanufac-turing
types of employment. Factory employment, which was
I
affected most by the 1969-70 recession, increased by only 7,400
during the biennium, or slightly more than one per cent, rising
from 691,800 in June, 1968, to 699,200 in June, 1970.
Employment in nonmanufacturing establishments, exclusive
of agriculture, increased 58,500, or nearly six per cent, rising
from 988,400 in June, 1968, to 1,046,900 in June, 1970. Seven
major employnient groups accounted for most of this gain : con-struction;
transportation, communications and public utilities;
wholesale trade ; retail trade ; finance, insurance and real estate
;
service industries; and Federal, State and local government.
Each of these groups gained several thousand employees during
the biennial period.
8 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
Earnings Increase
Average hourly earnings of the nearly 700,000 factory em-ployees
in North Carolina increased 27 cents during the bien-nium,
rising from $2.17 in June, 1968, to $2.44 in June, 1970,
for a two-year gain of 12.4 per cent. This increase was fraction-ally
higher than the 12 per cent increase recorded during the
preceding two years.
The average workweek in manufacturing maintained a high
level during the biennium, although it was affected adversely
to some extent during the 1969-70 recession. For the 24-month
period as a whole, the factory workweek averaged 40.3 hours.
Weekly earnings of employees in manufacturing registered
an increase of 8.3 per cent, rising from an average of $89.19 in
June, 1968, to $96.62 in June, 1970.
These higher levels of employment and earnings, together
with the high average factory workweek, combined with wage
gains and much higher employment increases in the State's
major nonmanufacturing industries, were widely reflected in
the North Carolina economy in the form of higher purchasing
power, increasing per capita income, larger sales of goods and
services, and higher State and Federal revenue collections.
Building in N. C. Cities
Building in North Carolina cities during the 1968-70 bien-nial
period totaled $1,084,700,241, increasing by more than 25
per cent over the total recorded for the 1966-68 biennium. This
increase was counter to the nationwide decline in building
during the same period. Record highs were reached in both
1968 and 1969 in the North Carolina cities, although a definite
slowdown in building became evident during the last half of
1969 and the first half of 1970.
Per Capita Income
Higher earnings of employees in nonmanufacturing, together
with expanded industrial payrolls and higher factory earnings,
have been instrumental in bringing large advances in North
Carolina's per capita income during recent years. According to
the Employment Security Commission, total gross worker earn-ings
in covered employment amounted to $5,844,448,815 in 1967.
During 1968 this figure increased by 13 per cent, rising to
Biennial Report op The Department of Labor 9
$6,617,384,935. In 1969 a further increase of 11 per cent brought
the year's total to $7,380,667,831.
According to releases of the U. S. Department of Commerce,
the State's per capita income has increased steadily, year after
year, as follows:
1960 $1,561
1961 1,626
1962 1,727
1963 1,804
1964 1,919
1965 2,054
1966 2,278
1967 2,439
1968 2,659
1969 2,888
The North Carolina increase in per capita income between
1968 and 1969 amounted to 8.7 per cent, placing the State in
41st rank among the 50 states and amounting to 79 per cent
of the national per capita income figure of $3,680 for the year
1969.
10 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 1
1969 PER CAPITA INCOME, BY STATES
(Source: Office of Business Economics, U. S. Department of Commerce)
1969 %
Per Increase
Capita 1959-
State Income 1969
UNITED STATES. $3687 94.5
Alabama 2582 94.2
Alaska 4460 123.8
Arizona 3327 132.4
Arkansas 2488 105.3
California 4290 103.4
Colorado 3604 101.6
Connecticut 4595 102.7
Delaware 4107 85.5
Florida 3525 140.6
Georgia 3071 129.1
Hawaii 3928 132.7
Idaho 2953 72.4
Illinois 4285 83.7
Indiana 3687 93.0
Iowa 3549 85.6
Kansas 3488 80.6
Kentucky 2847 97.7
Louisiana 2781 94.9
Maine 3054 75.4
Maryland 4073 120.4
Massachusetts 4156 87.2
Michigan 3994 100.3
Minnesota 3635 97.8
Mississippi 2218 103.5
Missouri 3458 79.8
1969 %
Per Increase
Capita 1959-
State Income 1969
Montana $3130 61.5
Nebraska 3609 89.5
Nevada 4458 163.9
New Hampshire . . . 3471 100.4
New Jersey 4241 91.3
New Mexico 2897 63.4
New York 4442 83.3
North Carolina 2888 123.3
North Dakota 3012 94.9
Ohio 3738 82.1
Oklahoma 3047 89.4
Oregon 3573 89.8
Pennsylvania 3659 75.0
Rhode Island 3858 90.4
South Carolina 2607 124.1
South Dakota 3027 103.6
Tennessee 2808 107.4
Texas 3259 102.6
Utah 2997 86.9
Vermont 3247 111.9
Virginia 3307 120.8
Washington 3848 100.2
West Virginia 2603 61.2
Wisconsin 3632 83.6
Wyoming 3353 50.1
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 11
TABLE 2
NORTH CAROLINA'S PER CAPITA INCOME
1929-1969
(As reported in publications of the U. S. Department of Commerce)
N. C. Per N. C. Per N. C. Per
Year Capita Income Year Capita Income Year Capita Income
1929 $334 1943 691 1957 1369
1930 293 1944 765 1958 1436
1931 248 1945 821 1959 1510
1932 187 1946 858 1960 1561
1933 207 1947 894 1961 1626
1934 245 1948 973 1962 1727
1935 269 1949 940 1963 1804
1936 295 1950 1037 1964 1919
1937 321 1951 1139 1965 2054
1938 296 1952 1181 1966 2278
1939 316 1953 1223 1967 2439
1940 328 1954 1239 1968 2659
1941 426 1955 1313 1969 2888
1942 575 1956 1377
Long-Term Industrial Growth
Total nonagricultural employment has increased at an un-precedented
rate in North Carolina during the last 10 years,
in consequence of the long-term growth and expansion of the
State's nonfarm economy.
Employment in nonfarm establishments in the State expanded
by 49 per cent between 1959 and 1969, rising from an annual
average of 1,163,700 in 1959 to an average of 1,735,000 in 1969,
for a net gain of 571,300 during the 1959-69 decade. An average
of 57,130 new jobs per year were created in North Carolina in
this 10-year period.
The manufacturing segment of total employment in nonfarm
establishments increased by 43 per cent in the 1959-69 decade,
rising from 496,900 in 1959 to 712,700 in 1969, for a net gain
of 215,800 factory employees. Factory employment expanded
by an average of 21,580 per year during the decade.
Growth in the various segments of nonmanufacturing em-ployment
was considerably higher than in manufacturing. Be-tween
1959 and 1969, nonmanufacturing employment, exclusive
of agriculture, increased by 53 per cent, rising from 666,800 in
1959 to 1,022,300 in 1969, for a net gain of 355,500 jobs. The
yearly average of new nonmanufacturing jobs created during
the decade was 35,550.
12 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 3
EMPLOYMENT IN NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS
IN NORTH CAROLINA: ANNUAL AVERAGES, 1949-1969
All Non-Farm Manufacturing Non-Manufacturing
Year Establishments Establishments Establishments
1949 870,500 387,100 483,400
1950 927,800 418,300 509,500
1951 988,100 432,900 555,200
1952 1,006,500 435,000 571,500
1953 1,022,100 448,700 573,400
1954 1,012,000 436,800 575,200
1955 1,059,400 460,400 599,000
1956 1,099,300 470,600 628,700
1957 1,101,300 470,300 631,000
1958 1,108,800 469,600 639,200
1959 1,163,700 496,900 666,800
1960 1,195,500 509,300 686,200
1961 1,209,100 509,000 700,100
1962 1,258,200 530,500 727,700
1963 1,298,600 542,000 756,600
1964 1,352,100 562,300 789,800
1965 1,425,800 596,200 829,600
1966 1,524,600 644,000 880,600
1967 1,572,500 656,900 915,600
1968 1,678,500 692,200 986,300
1969 1,735,000 712,700 1,022,300
Source: Prepared by Division of Statistics, N. C. Department of Labor, in
Cooperation with Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of
Labor.
TABLE 4
1969 PRODUCTION WORKER EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS IN NORTH
CAROLINA MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, BY INDUSTRY AND RANK
1969 1969 Avg. 1969 Avg.
Average Hourly Weekly
Industry Employment Rank Earnings Rank Earnings Rank
ALL MANUFACTURING 712,700 .. $2.33 .. $94.13
Textile Mill Products 281,900 1 2.26 12 91.30 12
Apparel 72,100 2 1.92 15 71.62 15
Furniture & Fixtures 68,100 3 2.30 11 94.53 11
Electrical Machinery 40,800 4 2.49 10 102.84 9
Food & Kindred Products 40,600 5 2.14 13 87.53 13
Lumber & Wood Products 29,100 6 2.09 14 85.90 14
Machinery 28,600 7 2.62 7 114.49 4
Tobacco Manufactures 28,500 8 2.77 5 101.38 10
Chemicals 26,000 9 2.95 2 119.14 3
Paper & Allied Products 16,800 10 3.11 1 133.42 1
Fabricated Metals 16,700 11 2.71 6 112.74 6
Stone, Clay & Glass Products.. 14,900 12 2.51 9 103.91 8
Printing & Publishing- 14,300 13 2.89 3 114.16 5
Transportation Equipment 6,900 14 2.60 8 108.68 7
Primary Metals 5,400 15 2.86 4 119.83 2
Source: 1969 Annual Report of Employment, Hours and Earnings, Prepared
by Division of Statistics, N. C. Department of Labor, in Cooperation
with Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 13
Labor-Management Relations
Labor-management relations have continued to be exception-ally
peaceful and productive in North Carolina, with relatively
few interruptions of work and little time lost from production
as a result of strikes. The great majority of cases involving
negotiations between labor and management have been settled
amicably without loss of production or working time.
The total of man-days idle as a result of strikes in North
Carolina continued to amount to only a small fraction of one
per cent of the national total and an even smaller fraction of
total estimated working time in the State. In 1968 there were
45 strikes involving 15,238 workers and 167,910 man-days idle.
Per cent of the national total of strike idleness in 1968 was
0.34%. In 1969 there were 50 strikes involving 11,048 workers
and 224,191 man-days idle. Per cent of the national total of
strike idleness was 0.52%.
As a percentage of total estimated working time in private,
nonfarm industry. North Carolina's 11,048 man-days of strike
idleness in 1969 amounted to just six-hundredths of one per cent
(0,06%). North Carolina was one of 13 states in which man-days
idle on account of work stoppages during 1969 amounted
to less than one-tenth of one per cent of total estimated working
time, according to the U. S. Department of Labor's Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
In the 29 years since the Division of Conciliation and Arbitra-tion
was established in the North Carolina Department of Labor,
this record of peaceful and productive labor-management rela-tions
has been the rule rather than the exception. It is attribut-able
to the peaceful climate of industrial relations which has
long prevailed in the State, and in part to the effective work of
the Conciliation Service with management and labor.
Industrial Directory
Early in 1970, the Department of Labor published the 1970
Supplement to the 1968 edition of the North Carolina Directory
of Manufacturing Firms. This Supplement has been furnished
free to the more than 4,000 people who have purchased the
Directory. It contains some 1,200 additional manufacturing plant
listings and, in combination with the Directory, provides essen-tial
information on approximately 7,900 North Carolina manu-facturing
establishments.
14 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
As industry in North Carolina expands with the establishment
of new manufacturing plants, it is important that persons in-terested
in and depending upon a knowledge of these changes '
have access to a concise record of this growth. The Directory of '
Manufacturing Firms, and its scheduled Supplement, are pub-lished
to serve this demand. The record of Directory sales attests
to the value of these publications.
Industrial Safety
Slow but sustained progress continues to be made in reducing
the number and severity of disabling injuries which occur in
North Carolina industry. The most recent evidence of this was
a 2.7 per cent reduction during the year 1968 in the disabling
injury frequency rate in all manufacturing.
Accident reports gathered by Labor Department inspectors
from 5,192 North Carolina manufacturing plants showed a
combined disabling injury frequency rate of 7.4 such injuries
per million manhours during 1968 — an all-time low rate for \
industry in our State and a reduction of 2.7 per cent from the
7.6 rate reported for 1967. The final 1968 rate is based upon
a total of 1,173,952,822 manhours of work reported by the 5,192
manufacturing establishments, in the course of which a total
of 8,733 disabling injuries were experienced.
The frequency rate of North Carolina manufacturing indus-tries
in 1968 was 47 per cent below the nationwide rate of 14.0
for manufacturing.
Labor Legislation
The 1969 General Assembly enacted three amendments to the
North Carolina Minimum Wage Law which have proved to be
soundly conceived and to be serving their intended purposes.
First, the minimum wage was increased from $1.00 per hour
to $1.25 per hour for covered employees. This amendment be-came
effective on July 1, 1969. An estimated 30,000 employees
benefitted, in varying degrees, from this amendment.
Secondly, pin boys employed by bowling alleys — formerly
exempt from coverage — were brought under coverage of the
$1.25 hourly minimum wage. This amendment became effective
on January 1, 1970.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 15
Thirdly, full-time students 16 years of age or older — also
formerly exempt from coverage — were brought under coverage
of the $1.25 hourly minimum wage, effective January 1, 1970.
However, under a Regulation subsequently adopted by the State
Apprenticeship Council, full-time student-learners enrolled in
a recognized training program may be paid a special minimum
rate of not less than $1.10 an hour. It should be noted that both
this amendment to the law and the Regulation permitting the
special sub-minimum rate apply only to certain full-time student-learners
who are at least 16 years of age. Students 14 and 15
years of age are not covered by the Minimum Wage Law, nor
does the special Regulation apply to them.
No other new groups were brought under coverage of the
law by the 1969 General Assembly. Still specifically exempt
from the law are farm laborers, domestic servants, workers in
eleemosynary institutions primarily supported by public funds,
newsboys, shoe shine boys, caddies on golf courses, baby sitters,
ushers, doormen, cashiers in theatres, and various other specified
groups of employees.
Needed Legislation
In keeping with the premise that "a laborer is worthy of his
hire," I recommend that the general Assembly of 1971 give
serious consideration to increasing the present statutory mini-mum
wage of $1.25 an hour in North Carolina to a figure which
reflects the increased cost of living and other current economic
conditions. When the 1971 General Assembly meets, it will have
been 12 years since the 1959 legislature made North Carolina
the only State in the Southeast to enact a State Minimum Wage
Law for the protection of employees not covered by Federal Law.
Originally set at 75 cents an hour, the minimum wage was
raised to 85 cents by the 1963 General Assembly, to $1.00 by
the 1965 Assembly, and to $1.25 by the 1969 legislature. Mean-while,
both the cost of living and prevailing wage levels
throughout most industry and commerce have continued to rise
sharply. The Federal minimum wage for covered employees
doing work comparable to that performed by employees covered
only by the State law is now $1.60 per hour. The cost of living
has spiralled upward without let or hindrance, increasing by
nearly 12 per cent in the last 24 months.
16 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
In order for our State minimum wage to remain meaningful
to the North Carolina workers protected by it but not covered
by the Federal statute, it is obvious that an increase from the)
present $1.25 an hour is in order. I recommend, therefore, that
the 1971 General Assembly give its conscientious consideration
to this compelling need.
Department Needs
Continuing industrial expansion and general growth of North
Carolina's economy have left the Department of Labor seriously
under-staffed in the areas of industrial safety inspection, con-struction
safety inspection, and elevator safety inspection. For
this reason, we have requested in our "B" Budget a total of
three additional employees — one inspector in each of these
three categories. These inspectors are urgently needed to enable
us to keep pace with the expansion of all these areas of our
economy. In support of these requests, I submit for considera-tion
the following facts
:
Expansion of North Carolina's economy automatically creates
an increased need and demand for Labor Department inspection
services. The past two years, 1968 and 1969, have brought a
very large increase in the number of establishments and em-ployees
which must be inspected and serviced by the Department
of Labor.
During 1968, employment in nonfarm establishments in the
State increased 106,000. In 1969, there was a further increase
of 56,500. During the two years combined, 162,500 new em-ployees
were added to the labor force in the State's nonfarm
establishments. A total of 55,800 of these new employees are
working in new or expanded manufacturing establishments. An
additional 106,700 new employees are working in trade, services,
construction, and various other enterprises, most of which are
subject to Labor Department inspections for safety and for
compliance with the Minimum Wage, Maximum Hour, and Child
Labor Laws.
Approximately 1,200 new manufacturing establishments are
listed in the 1970 Supplement to the Noi^th Carolhia Directory of
Manufacturing Firms. Most of these industries are new plants
which have gone into operation since publication of the Directory
in 1968.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 17
The one Industrial Safety Inspector requested is needed to
help the Department of Labor maintain existing levels of
service for the 162,500 new employees and 1,200 new plants
created during the past two years. Without some relief in the
form of new inspection personnel, our safety and Labor Law
inspection programs cannot keep pace with our expanded econ-omy
and will fall far behind.
The one additional Construction Safety Inspector requested
is to enable us to maintain existing levels of service with regard
to safety inspection and education in the construction industry.
Employment in this great industry expanded by 5,900 during
the past two years, rising to a total of 96,800 in 1969. Building
activity has climbed to a new high every year for the past twelve
years in our cities of more than 10,000 population, and in 1969
reached a record total of $579,476,452. This expansion of both
construction employment and building activity has left us short-handed
in safety inspection personnel, and at the same time has
created greater hazards to life and limb among the employees
of this industry.
The one additional Elevator Inspector requested is needed to
help us keep pace with the tremendous expansion which has
taken place in the past two years in elevator and escalator in-itj
stallations and in new installation of ski-lifts, amusement de-vices,
aerial passenger tramways, and other types of special
equipment which are now subject to annual inspection and cer-tification
by the Department of Labor.
During 1968 the Elevator Bureau inspected and approved 243
new installations valued at $5,044,583. In 1969, a total of 316
new installations costing $7,513,741 were inspected and ap-proved.
During the first six months of 1970 alone, there were
215 new installations costing $9,028,852.
Since November, 1969, we have had the additional responsi-bility
of inspecting and certifying Aerial Passenger Tramways.
In midsummer, 1970, there were 44 of these units operating in
Western North Carolina, and more were slated to begin op-erating
before the end of 1970. The Elevator Inspector assigned
to Asheville had to spend 88 workdays inspecting these units
alone during the last eight months.
Other new duties of the Bureau of Elevator Inspections in-clude
the inspection of amusement devices at fairs, carnivals and
18 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
shopping centers. This additional work is taking an increasing
amount of our inspectors' time which formerly was devoted tc
routinely scheduled elevator safety inspections.
Only one additional Elevator Inspector position has been ap-proved
for this Bureau in the last 12 years. With only four Ele-vator
Inspectors (operating from Asheville, Charlotte, Greens-boro
and Raleigh) to cover the entire State, it is absolutely im-possible
for us to inspect all passenger elevators for safety every
six months as required by the Elevator Safetj^ Code.
Division Reports
Activities and accomplishments of the Department of Labor
during the 1968-70 biennium are set forth in the various Division
Reports which follow, by Deputy Commissioner of Labor Lewis
P. Sorrell, Chief of the Division of Standards and Inspections
;
Mr. Donald A. Cilley, Director of the Division of Conciliation!
and Arbitration; Mr. W. Guy Jarrett, Director of the Division
of Apprenticeship Training; Mr. William L. Strickland, Director
of the Division of Statistics; and the Department's several sub-division
and Bureau heads.
TABLE 5
REPORT OF EXPENDITURES, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
1968-1969
REVENUE:
Appropriation-Chapter 1107, P. L. 1967 $ 832,793.00
Boiler Bureau Fees for Inspections 156,090.64
Industrial Directory Sales 12,193.59
Veterans Administration 31,409.84
Sale of Property 617.65
$1,033,104.72
REFUNDS:
Refund of Expenditures $ 606.23 $1,033,710.95
EXPENDITURES:
Expenditures $ 933,540.92
Refund of Expenditures 606.23 934,147.15
Unexpended Balance Reverted to General Fund 99,563.80
PURPOSES:
Administration $ 72,181.13
Employment for the Deaf 10,998.00
Statistical Division 29,253.31
Data Processing Operation 21,748.67
Standards and Inspections 519,228.92
Apprenticeship Training 103,351.90
Conciliation Service 30,414.36
Arbitration Panel 233.60
Boiler Bureau 135,806.36
Directory 10,324.67
$ 933,540.92
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 19
'"StoBJECTS:
Salaries and Wages $ 763,211.73
Supplies and Materials 7,297.15
Communications 16,802.88
Travel Expense 100,060.86
Printing and Binding 16,503.99
Repairs and Alterations 440.65
general Expense 13,525.12
Equipment 4,700.54
Transfers to other codes 10,998.00
$ 933,540.92
TABLE 6
REPORT OF EXPENDITURES, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
1969-1970
REVENUE:
Appropriation-Chapter 807, P. L. 1969 $1,023,670.00
Boiler Bureau Fees for Inspections 178,168.34
Industrial Directory Sale 9,971.85
Veterans Administration 47,444.62
Sale of Property 488.86
Deferred Obligations 2,611.00
$1,262,354.67
REFUNDS:
Refund of Expenditures $ 2,975.56 $1,265,330.23
EXPENDITURES:
Expenditures $1,183,945.43
Refund of Expenditures 2,975.56 $1,186,920.99
Unexpended Balance Reverted to General Fund. 78,409.24
PURPOSES:
Administration $ 89,456.95
EmplojTTient for the Deaf 10,998.00
Statistical Division 38,809.60
Data Processing Operation 26,216.03
Standards and Inspections 659,849.55
Apprenticeship Training 147,157.76
Conciliation Service 30,530.77
Arbitration Panel 225.30
Boiler Bureau 180,457.77
Directory 243.70
$1,183,945.43
OBJECTS:
Salaries and Wages $ 868,087.08
Supplies and Materials 8,647.65
Communications 17,236.62
Travel Expense 126,770.64
Printing and Binding 13,587.81
Repairs and Alterations 589.98
General Expense 16,361.96
Equipment 7,967.88
Transfer to other codes 10,998.00
Retirement Contributions 77,757.52
Social Security Contributions 35,940.29
$1,183,945.43
20 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
DIVISION OF STANDARDS AND INSPECTIONS
Lewis P. Sorrell,
Deputy Commissioner of Labor
The Division of Standards and Inspections performs a variety
of inspection and investigation work required of the Department
of Labor by statute. It enforces the Child Labor Law, the Mini-mum
Wage Law, the Maximum Hour Law, Boiler Law, Elevator
Safety Code, Mine and Quarry Safety Code, and the Construction
Safety Code. The Division also plans, develops, recommends for
adoption, and enforces Safety and Health Standards designed
to eliminate or minimize industrial hazards and provide better
working conditions throughout North Carolina industry.
Included in the Division of Standards and Inspections are
bureaus and sections which perform the following functions:
Industrial Safety and Labor Regulations Inspections.
Licensing and Supervision of Private Employment Agencies.
Boiler Inspections.
Elevator Inspections.
Mine and Quarry Inspections.
Construction Safety Inspections.
Special Safety Services.
Industrial Safety and Labor
Regulations Inspections
A total of 38,767 inspections were made during the 1968-70
biennium, in establishments employing a total of 1,892,317 em-ployees.
This represents an increase over the preceding biennium
of 2,676 inspections and 85,779 employees. Many of these es-tablishments
were inspected more than once and some of them
more than twice during the two-year period, which fact ac-counts
for the number of employees cited being larger than the
State's total employment in nonagricultural establishments.
Excellent compliance with the Minimum Wage Law, Maximum
Hour Law, and Child Labor Law has continued in North Caro-lina
during the last two years and satisfactory progress con- '
tinues to be made in promoting safer and more healthful work
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 21
ing conditions. Our inspectors made a total of 21,622 recom-mendations
regarding compliance with the Labor Laws and im-plementation
of the Safety and Health Standards during the
1968-70 biennium — an increase of 2,512 over the previous two
years— and secured 21,396 compliances in response to these
recommendations, for an increase of 3,202 over the preceding
biennium.
The work of our industrial safety inspection staff is concerned
with the maintenance of safe and healthful working conditions
in all places of industrial employment. The principal function of
these inspectors is to discover hazards to safety and health, to
discuss these hazards with management, and to advise manage-ment
of the best methods of carrying out the provisions of the
Safety and Health Standards. Another of their important func-tions
is making special investigations in response to complaints
indicating possible violations of the Labor Laws or Safety and
Health Standards.
The work of our labor regulations inspection staif is similar
to that performed by our industrial safety inspectors, except
that the former work chiefly in the State's retail trade, service
and other intrastate establishments. These inspections empha-
' size compliance with the laws governing child labor, female em-ployees,
and enforcement of the State Minimum Wage Law.
A more detailed exposition of the work of our industrial safety
and labor regulations inspectors will be found in the report of
Mr. Max Avery, Supervisor, which follows this introductory
section.
Private Employment Agencies
This office continued to serve as the agency charged with
certifying and licensing private employment agencies in the
State. As North Carolina has continued to expand commercially
and industrially, this activity has grown and each year brings
many new^ applications for operating licenses. By the end of the
fiscal year 1969-70, there were a total of 141 private employment
agencies licensed and doing business in North Carolina.
An applicant for a license must submit an application on a
form furnished by the Department of Labor. Before a license
is issued, an investigation is made into the moral character, fi-
22 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
nancial standing and police record (if any) of the applicant by
the Department of Labor. The applicant also must furnish the
names of five well-known, reputable residents of the State who
are familiar with his character and abilities. After a license is
issued to the individual (who may be either the President of a
Corporation, a Partner, or a Manager), that person is held re-sponsible
for the conduct of the agency. Should any change occur
in the position of the licensee, such as by selling the agency, the
license must be returned to the Department of Labor, as these
licenses are not transferable. No agency may operate legiti-mately
without a license from the Department of Labor and a
separate license must be procured for each location. A license
will not be issued to an applicant who has ever been convicted
of a felony. The license must be posted in a conspicuous place in
the agency. Three types of agencies — general, teacher, and
domestic — currently are in operation. General agencies make
placements in the clerical, administrative, sales and technical
fields. Teacher agencies place only teachers, while domestic agen-cies
make placements in the areas of baby sitters, convalescent
attendants, and domestic servants in the home.
Each private employment agency operating in North Caro-lina
is inspected a minimum of twice each year. A copy of the
contract agreement, with rates charged for services rendered,
must be filed with the Commissioner of Labor and must be kept
current as changes occur. The agency inspection includes inves-tigation
of records and reports maintained in the agency such
as job orders, referrals, contracts, names and addresses of all
applicants placed, position, salary, rate charged, and where em-ployed.
Receipts for payment for services rendered and receipts
showing the amounts of any refunds to applicants are inspected.
General compliance of the agency with the Rules and Regulations
prescribed by the Commissioner of Labor is checked. No fee of
any type is permitted to be charged the applicant until place-ment
is made.
This Department has no authority to regulate the placement
fee, and the contract signed by the applicant is considered as a
binding obligation. In the event a complaint is received against
an agency, a representative of the Department of Labor investi-gates
to determine whether a violation has occurred. Appropri-ate
action is taken to correct any infractions of the Rules and
Regulations.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 23
These agencies have become important to the developing econ-omy
of North Carolina and are expected to continue to play a
significant role in employee placements. More than 43,000 ap-plicants
were placed during the 1968-70 biennial period. A more
Idetailed discussion of the v^ork performed in this regard will be
found in the report of Mrs. Merle Lowe, Administrative Assist-ant.
Boiler Inspections
This Division also uses the services of highly specialized in-jspectors
who devote their full time to the inspection and certifi-
Ication of high and low pressure boilers and hot water tanks
covered by the State Boiler Law.
The number of boilers and tanks in our active files showed a
pronounced increase during the 1968-70 biennium, rising from
a total of 74,250 in the previous two-year period to more than
79,000 currently.
Our Boiler Inspectors made 28,162 field inspections and 1,005
shop inspections during the past two years, investigated one
boiler accident, and made 1,076 compliance visits. Total collec-tions
of the Bureau of Boiler Inspections from fees amounted
to $344,258 during the biennium.
The usefulness and necessity of boiler inspections increases in
proportion to the expanding industrialization of the State. Boiler
owners, operators, employees and the public alike benefit from
the safe operation and maintenance of boilers and hot water
tanks. A more detailed accounting of this work will be found in
the report of Mr. Everette L. Clodfelter, head of the Bureau of
Boiler Inspections.
Elevator Inspections
Highly specialized and technical inspectors also are employed
to keep safe for public usage the thousands of elevators, es-calators,
and other inclined conveyances in use throughout the
State.
Installation of new elevator and escalator equipment and re-modeling
of older equipment continued at a high level during the
past two years. Total estimated expenditures for new installa-tions
reached a total of $19,002,603, nearly doubling the expen-
24 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
ditures reported for the preceding two years, while the number
of new elevators installed increased by more than 27 per cent.
Our revised and updated Elevator Safety Code, which con-forms
with the requirements of the Elevator Safety Code of the
American Standards Association, has now been in effect for
nearly eight years. The revised code has proven to be a great
help to architects and consulting engineers, as well as to the
State Elevator Inspectors.
The revised code covers a variety of special equipment, such
as belt manlifts, chairs, gondolas, cable cars and ski lifts, in
addition to regular elevators, escalators, and dumbwaiters.
A detailed report of elevator inspection activity, with an
exposition of the great increase in inspection workload oc-casioned
by the proliferation of special equipment devices in the
State, will be found in the report of Mr. Charles M. Shaw,
Supervisor.
Mine and Quarry Inspections
Promotion of the health and safety of workers in mines and
quarries is the chief function of our Bureau of Mine and Quarry
Inspections. This Bureau also has the responsibility of enforcing
the occupational health recommendations made as the result of
surveys conducted by the engineering staff of the Occupational
Health Section of the State Board of Health. This working re-lationship
has continued in an effective manner during the
1968-70 biennium.
Mining and quarrying operations continued at an accelerated
pace in North Carolina during the last two years, with the value
of the State's minerals production reaching a total of more than
$145,215,000 during the biennium. This represented an increase
of some $19,000,000 over the total reported for 1966-68. A docu-mented
account of mine and quarry inspection activities will be
found in the report of Mr. J. R. Brandon, Supervisor.
Construction Safety Inspections
The Department of Labor has continued to develop specialized
accident prevention programs and safety educational services
for the purpose of reducing the number and severity of acci-dents
in North Carolina's large construction industry.
i
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Building in the State's 36 principal cities has reached record-jreaking
highs each year for the past 12 years and during recent
/ears the number of construction industry employees has reached
I seasonal peak of close to 100,000 each year.
Building contracts valued at more than $50,000 each reached
I total value of $1,653,862,000 in the State during the last two
i^ears. There were 1,145 such contracts. These large construc-
;ion projects were made the subject of 2,609 safety inspection
visits and reinspections during the biennium. Including projects
inspected more than once, our safety inspections reached a total
)f 127,236 construction employees.
We have continued to place emphasis upon cooperative safety
educational work with the Associated General Contractors in an
effort to bring hazards to construction workers under more
ffective control. The fact that this work is paying off is attested
jby North Carolina's disabling injury frequency rates for the
onstruction trades, which are only about half as high as the
comparable national rates.
Our Construction Safety Inspectors continue to make effective
use of audio-visual safety educational programs for training
construction supervisory personnel in accident prevention meth-ods.
This program has been well received by contractors, munici-pal
employees, and other groups concerned with construction
;'safety.
A complete account of these activities is given in the report of
VLy. H. M. Brosius, Supervisor.
Special Safety Services
In addition to our regular safety inspection and law-enforce-ment
services, the Division of Standards and Inspections con-tinued
during 1968-70 to promote safety in North Carolina
iindustry through the Department's specialized accident preven-ption
program. This work is aided by the expert advice and
guidance of 19 industrial safety directors employed by leading,
representative industries, who serve without compensation by
the State as the Department's Advisory Board.
This work has been instrumental in helping to effect a re-duction
of more than 50 per cent in the rate of disabling injuries
in North Carolina industry during the last 24 years. When this
26 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
program was first started in 1946, the State's manufacturing
industries had a combined disabling injury frequency rate of
15.8 per million manhours. By 1968, this rate had dropped to
7.4 per million manhours. During the year 1968 alone, compared
with 1967, the rate dropped 2.7 per cent.
A total of 4,301 establishments qualified for safety awards
under the Department's awards program during the biennium
by substantially reducing their injury frequency rates.
Special safety programs have been continued in two indus-tries
— poultry processing and brick and tile manufacturing. A
sustained inspectional and educational program is being carried
on in each of these industries for the purpose of further reducing
their injury frequency rates. These programs give promise of
being as successful as similar ones which have achieved ex-cellent
results in several industries in years past.
A complete account of this work will be found in the report
of Mr. W. C. Creel, Supervisor.
The remainder of this report of the Division of Standards and
Inspections will consist of the individual reports of the various
Bureau heads, as previously cited.
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND LABOR REGULATIONS
INSPECTIONS
Max L. Avery, Supervisor
Industrial Safety and Labor Regulations Inspectors of the
Division of Standards and Inspections completed 38,767 inspec-tions
during the 1968-1970 biennium. This represents an approx-imate
increase of 2,676 inspections over the number completed
in the 1966-1968 biennium. While there was an increase in the
minimum wage rate provided in the North Carolina Minimum
Wage Law on July 1, 1969, there was no concentration of the
inspection program because of that increase. We feel the in-crease
in the number of inspections completed can be attributed
to improvement in inspection techniques and to better pro-gramming
and planning of inspection itineraries.
The 38,767 inspections were made in establishments employing
a total of 1,892,317 employees. The number of employees in
establishments inspected was approximately 85,779 more than
CO
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 27
;he number employed in establishments inspected in the 1966-
if|l968 biennium. Most of the establishments inspected were in-pected
at least twice and some more than twice.
The inspectors also made 707 special investigations in response
bo complaints alleging violations of the State Minimum Wage
ds Law, Maximum Hour Law, Child Labor Law and /or Safety and
Health Standards. This is an increase of 74 over the previous
biennium. However, it is approximately the same number of
complaints investigated during the 1964-1966 biennium. This
indicates a continued leveling off of valid complaints as to the
State Minimum Wage Law and the amended State Maximum
Hour Law and Child Labor Law. Many complaints have been
referred to the U. S. Department of Labor, Wage-Hour Division,
due to the expanded coverage of the federal law, which hereto-pre
would have been subjct to the state regulations. The special
investigations made in response to complaints were given pri-ority
over regular inspection work and were investigated as
Quickly as the work load would permit. In each case where viola-tions
were found immediate action was taken to secure com-pliance.
Additional special investigations were made by inspectors in
%2 industrial accident cases involving fatal or disabling injuries
to workers. These investigations were made to determine the
exact causes of the accidents, if possible, and to develop safe-guards
and methods of preventing similar accidents in the
future.
Reinspections or compliance visits were made in 1,020 in-
'stances to secure compliance with recommendations previously
made to correct violations of the North Carolina Labor Laws
and Safety and Health Standards and assist management with
problems arising in connection with safety, health and working
conditions.
A total of 13,931 conferences were held with employers, em-ployees,
and others for the purpose of explaining the North
Carolina Minimum Wage, Maximum Hour and Child Labor
Laws, Safety and Health Standards, Safety Awards Program
and Special Industry Safety Programs. This represents an in-crease
of approximately 856 over the number of such con-ferences
held in the previous two-year period.
28 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
During this biennium the special industry safety program in
the poultry processing industry has been completed with very
satisfactory results. However, as the result of a special request
from the North Carolina Poultry Processing Association, an
additional visit was made to each plant in hopes of continuing
the fine progress. The special industry safety program in the
brick and tile industry, initiated at the request of the Brick and
Tile Service, Inc., was continued by making three visits to each
plant during the biennium. This renewed program shows good
progress has been made in the reduction of disabling injuries
in the industry.
The entire operations of many firms of the State are com-pletely
subject to the Federal Wage-Hour Law. The number so
covered has increased greatly due to expanded coverage of the
Federal Wage-Hour Law. Since the minimum wage rate set by
the federal law is considerably^ more than the minimum set by
the State Minimum Wage Law, inspections to determine com-pliance
with the State minimum wage in such instances would
be meaningless. It follows then that the number of minimum
wage inspections is gradually decreasing. This is evidenced in
the fact that back wages amounting to $6,736.75 were found due
in a total of only 13 firms during the calendar year of 1968. Back
wages found due during the first half of the calendar year of
^
1969 involved only three employers owing a total of $85.00.
The minimum wage was increased from $1.00 to $1.25 per
hour, effective July 1, 1969. During the last half of the calendar
year of 1969, 211 employers were reported as owing back wages
totaling $43,444.71 to approximately 911 employees. During the
concluding six months of the 1968-70 biennium, from January
through June, 1970, 117 employers were reported as owing back
wages totaling $29,879.92 to 487 employees. These figures in-clude
back wages found due where complaints had been filed and
those found due on routine inspections. All back wage payments
were made voluntarily, pursuant to the findings of our inspec-tors.
The Statute does not give the Department of Labor the
authority to collect back wages for employees.
A total of 21,622 violations of the State Maximum Hour Law,
Child Labor Law and Safety and Health Standards were found
during the biennium. This figure represents an increase of 2,512
violations over the previous biennium. A corresponding increase
of 3,202 compliances were reported for a total of 21,396. A
Biennial Report op The Department of Labor 29
^•^ detailed analysis and breakdown of these violations and com-pliances
are shown in Tables 7 and 8, which accompany this
report.
Where violations of the State Labor Laws are considered
willful and no disposition was shown to correct them, the De-partment
of Labor instituted legal action. Charges were brought
against one employer for violation of the General Statutes of
North Carolina, Section 95-26, for permitting or requiring adult
female employees to work in excess of 55 hours a week. The
employer was found guilty as charged and given a thirty day
suspended jail sentence on the condition that the company pay
a fine of $50 and not violate any labor law for a period of two
years.
TABLE 7
VIOLATIONS NOTED DURING THE BIENNIUM JULY 1, 1968
THROUGH JUNE 30, 1970
Posting Drink-
Child Record Labor Sanita- First ing
INDUSTRY Labor Hours Keeping Law tion Seats Aid Water Safety Total
Textile Yarn & Weave MUls.. 30 33 2 4 92 4 5 1 3,159 3,330
Textile Knit Goods 24 19 2 11 53 3 2 855 969
Other Textiles 8 6 3 19 2 3 1 714 756
Food Products 45 22 3 45 44 2 2 843 1006
Tobacco Manufacturing 1 1 1 4 1 134 142
Apparel Manufacturing 17 10 1 28 61 5 1 427 550
Lumber & Timber 18 5 36 63 5 1,004 1,131
Furniture Manufacturing 36 9 15 81 3 3 9 950 1,106
Paper & Pulp 8 2 3 11 332 356
Printing 26 10 5 19 3 194 257
Chemical Manufacturing 9 2 15 13 1 1 585 626
Stone, Clay & Glass 6 4 8 8 2 285 313
Other Manufacturing 39 13 1 38 85 9 4 2,310 2,499
V\hoIesale Trade 82 5 6 52 56 1 2 2 561 767
Retail Trade 1,535 102 59 460 341 9 11 8 1,319 3,844
Eating & Drinking 1,155 345 123 237 55 13 9 190 2,127
Laundries & Dry Cleaning 41 14 2 24 67 1 6 250 405
Amusement 135 8 9 20 2 1 11 186
Other Service 64 13 1 39 79 5 1 404 606
Other Non-Manufacturing 128 17 12 153 34 4 2 296 646
Grand Total 3,407 640 221 1,197 1,187 34 73 40 14,823 21,622
30 Biennial Report of The Department op Labor
TABLE 8
COMPLIANCES NOTED DURING THE BIENNIUM JULY 1, 1968
THROUGH JUNE 30, 1970
Posting Drink-
Child Record Labor Sanita- First ing
INDUSTRY Labor Hours Keeping Law tion Seats Aid Water Safety
Textile Yarn & Weave Mills... 28
Textile Knit Goods 18
Other Textiles 9
Food Products 34
Tobacco Manufacturing
Apparel Manufacturing 13
Lumber & Timber 19
Furniture Manufacturing 32
Paper & Pulp 7
Printing 32
Chemical Manufacturing 13
Stone, Clay & Glass 3
Other Manufacturing 39
Wholesale Trade 68
Retail Trade 1,450
Eating & Drinking 1,121
Laundries & Dry Cleaning .... 28
Amusement 140
Other Service 67
Other Non-Manufacturing 131
Grand Total 3,252
Total
26 2 12 88 6 4 3 3,157 3,326
14 1 12 46 3 1 835 930
6 4 23 2 4 1 714 763
17 4 39 32 739 865
1 1 1 7 1 111 122
6 30 59 7 1 386 502
6 2 40 54 2 6 1,060 1,189
7 16 82 3 4 6 1,021 1,171
2 2 13 1 315 340
11 1 5 20 2 179 250
2 16 10 1 560 602
4 9 10 3 307 336
12 1 34 83 14 4 2,252 2,439
5 7 52 67 1 1 524 725
98 91 465 379 7 13 5 1,296 3,804
351 136 253 61 10 7 1 177 2,117
13 2 27 73 2 6 258 409
11 7 20 2 1 10 191
14 6 47 94 4 2 436 670
19 12 154 43 4 2 280 645
625 273 1,238 1,246 31 79 35 14,617 21,396
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
Mrs. Merle S. Lowe, Administrative Assistant
The Department of Labor is charged with the responsibility of
licensing and supervising the activities of private employment
agencies in North Carolina under General Statutes 95-37 to
95-47.
The number of private employment agencies licensed and op-erating
in the State increased by 40 per cent during the 1968-70
biennium, rising from a total of 101 at the beginning of the
two-year period to 141 at the end.
This rapid growth is attributable to the fact that the economy
of North Carolina is becoming more highly industrialized. Trade,
commerce, construction, finance and services likewise have ex-panded
alongside the growth in manufacturing.
The private employment agencies operating during the last
two years placed a total of 43,353 persons in employment during
the biennial period. This record of placements indicates that
these agencies are an important and integral part of the State's
economy. By bringing qualified candidates and the right job
openings together, they fulfill a vital function for both business
and the public.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 31
This industry has undergone many changes during the past
;wo years. In the fiscal year 1969-70 alone, fifty new agencies
)pened for business and sixteen others closed.
All operating agencies were visited two or more times each
y^ear. Several complaint inspections were made. Most of these
involved complaints concerning the advertising policies of com-peting
agencies or complaints in the area of professional ethics.
la Most of the complaints proved to be unjustified by the facts. The
most flagrant violation found was that of an agency charging a
three dollar registration fee to applicants. This was corrected
immediately and restitution was made to all applicants who had
aid this fee. Some additional complaints were received from
Applicants who protested the amount of fees charged ; this, how-ever,
does not lie within our jurisdiction.
Record keeping in most agencies is excellent, although some
are kept in a careless manner and are difficult to inspect. Sug-gestions
have been made for correcting this situation, which
applies especially to agencies making placements of domestic
workers.
The 1969-70 economic recession has had an effect upon this
industry, resulting in a drop in job orders in some instances.
The labor market is not as tight as it once was. For this reason,
it is now necessary for the agencies to function more efficiently
than in the past, with better screening, testing and more pro-fessional
excellence in making referrals.
Problems confronting the industry are mainly in the area of
selecting, training and keeping qualified counselors. The income
jof counselors ranges from $6,000 to $20,000 annually, depending
upon the efforts expended, together with skills, knowledge and
technique in handling applicants. More fee-paid placements are
I
being made than ever before, especially in the salary brackets
of $6,000 and up. Very few agencies complain about collection
problems.
Privilege taxes imposed upon this industry range from zero
to $150 annually. City and County. This is in addition to the
State tax levied by the N. C. Department of Revenue.
The decade of the 1970's promises to be even more competitive
and productive of changes for private employment agency busi-nesses
than the 1960's. This industry definitely is on the move.
32 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
Data concerning the licensing of these agencies, the types oi
agencies in operation, and employee placements by them, will
be found in the accompanying table.
TABLE 9
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
BIENNIAL REPORT
July 1, 1968 -June 30, 1970
m[
1968-69 1969-70
Licenses Issued 120 159
Agencies Operating 101 141
Personnel Employed 454 616
Franchise Affiliated Agencies 42 63
Non-Franchise Affiliated Agencies 59 78
Domestic Agencies 16 20
General Agencies 87 120
Teacher Agencies 1 1
Emigrant Agencies 0'
Placements
Domestic 7,997 11,095
General & Teacher Agencies 13,635 15,626
Total Placements 21,632 26,721
m
BUREAU OF BOILER INSPECTIONS
EvERETTE L. Clodfelter, Supervisor
North Carolina has regulated the design, construction, opera-tion
and maintenance of boilers for the past 35 years. Our origi-nal
State Boiler Law was enacted by the General Assembly of
1935. For more than three decades, this law has been an im-portant
factor in the protection of life and property from the
disastrous results of boiler explosions. Its usefulness has in-creased
along with the increase in power and heating demands
of an industrially expanding State.
The Boiler Law, Rules and Regulations apply to all high and !
low pressure boilers, hot water boilers and supply tanks except
those specifically exempt under General Statute 95-60.
Boilers and pressure vessels covered by the law and which
are insured under a separate policy are inspected by special in-spectors
employed by the various insurance companies and
commissioned by the State of North Carolina. A copy of their
report is forwarded to the Boiler Bureau Office for processing.
Boilers and pressure vessels not insured are inspected by state-in
e
N(
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 33
mployed inspectors. At the present this office receives inspec-ion
reports from approximately 205 special inspectors and 9
tate-employed deputy inspectors, with the Boiler Bureau pro-essing
approximately 90,000 inspection reports each biennium.
North Carolina and other states, cities, counties, and prov-nces
of Canada, which regulate the construction and installation
if boilers and pressure vessels and their safe operation, require
hat such vessels be constructed in accordance with nationally
~- ecognized standards. Boiler and pressure vessel inspectors are
- ;ommissioned by the various jurisdictions to inspect such vessels
|,j luring construction in the manufacturer's plant and at regular
filS ntervals during operation to assure that the various codes and
^. itandards have been met. The duties of the shop inspector is to
20 'eview the design, material specifications, calculations, and weld-
120 ng procedure ; to monitor the manufacturer's quality assurance
§j|)rogram and audit the various nondestructive tests of welds
—
[.e., radiographic, ultrasonic, magnetic particle, dye penetrant,
3tc.
The Bureau now has two full-time deputy shop inspectors,
Dhree part-time shop and field, one who performs inspections
in a manufacturing plant which constructs nuclear vessel parts,
and four inspectors engaged in full-time field inspections. Six of
our inspectors have successfully completed a course in non-destructing
testing, welding and metallurgy at Ohio State Uni-versity
during the 1968-1970 biennium.
We are pleased to report no fatalities occurred in North
Carolina as a result of high or low pressure boiler explosions;
jhowever, there were two explosions of air tanks not covered
by the North Carolina Boiler Law, Rules, and Regulations,
leaving one dead and three seriously injured.
We are also glad to report that no fatalities have occurred in
North Carolina as a result of hot water heater explosions. The
added safety measures which were taken by the Board of Boiler
Rules in response to a series of heater explosions which occurred
during the 1964-1966 biennium are continuing to be a big factor
in reducing the number of explosions of the common domestic
hot water heaters.
Although hot water heaters in private homes are not subject
to inspection by this Bureau, the safety measures taken by the
34 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
Board and the subsequent measures enacted into law by the
General Assembly undoubtedly will save many lives and prevent
much property damage.
At the end of the 1968-70 biennium, the following peoples
were serving as members of the Board of Boiler Rules: ,
North Carolina State Board of Boiler Rules
Frank Crane, Commissioner of Labor, Chairman
R. L. Harrell, Representing Insurance Companies
W. C. Wallin, Representing Operating Engineers
H. J, Lane, Sr., Representing Owners and Users
G. L. Dillon, Jr., Representing Boiler Manufacturers
Bertram Levy, Representing Heating Contractors
A detailed account of the Bureau's inspection activities, rev-enue
received, and operating expenses are noted in the accom-panying
table.
TABLE 10
BUREAU OF BOILER INSPECTIONS
Revenues and Expenses — July 1 , 1 968 - June 30, 1 970
Expenses—Per-diem Boiler Board Members $ 794.15
\
Salaries and Wages all Boiler Bureau Employees $ 263,096.91
Office Supplies and Printing $ 5,374.70
Postage, Telephone and Telegrams $ 5,984.50
General Expenses — Repairs and Alterations $ 305.58
Travel Expense $ 38,727.12
Office Equipment $ 1,981.17 >
U
Total Expenses $ 316,264.13
Appropriated $ 23,558.00
Collections $ 334,258.98
Total Income $ 357,816.98
Less Total Expense $ 316,264.13 \
Income Remaining after Expenses $ +41,552.85
Source of Revenue
Certificate Fees $ 71,022.00
Field Inspections $ 120,284.00
Shop Inspections $ 87,361.00
Special Inspections $ 30,376.00
Commissions and Exam Fees $ 1,010.00
North Carolina Symbol Stamp $ 19.64
Inspection fees collected by Inspectors $ 24,186.34
Total $ 334,258.98
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 35
INSPECTOR'S ACTIVITIES
umber of State Inspectors 9
dumber of State field inspection reports received 28,162
umber of Shop inspection reports received 1,005
W umber of Special inspection reports received 282
otal State reports received 29,449
[umber of Insurance Company inspection reports received . .
.
31,469
Total number of inspection reports received 60,918
[umber of new Insurance Company inspection reports received 4,828
fumber of new State inspection reports received 6,470
Total new reports received 11,298
[umber of Boiler and Tanks condemned or placed out of use —2,815
Results +8,483
ompliance Visits (Misc.) 1,076
toilers and tanks found out of use 1,987
toilers and tanks found insured 394
Conferences 99
Jomplaints investigated 1
tccidents investigated 1
Mrms found out of business 66
Repairs checked 25
Total Visits 3,649
BUREAU OF ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS
Charles M. Shaw, Supervisor
Once again we are pleased to report a decided uptrend in the
Lctivities of the Bureau of Elevator Inspections. During the
.968-70 biennium, the total cost of new elevators, dumbwaiters
ind escalators installed in North Carolina, as reported by the
'levator companies on their applications, was $19,002,660. This
'epresented an increase of more than 97 per cent over the
comparable total reported for the 1966-68 biennium.
Most architects, before letting jobs out for bid, submit archi-
;ectural building prints and elevator specifications to this
3ureau. Following this, the elevator companies submit their
i)lans and application forms to the Bureau for study and ap-
Droval prior to making the installations. The Bureau thoroughly
nspects and tests all new installations before they are approved
for operation.
During the 1968-70 biennium our Elevator Inspectors have
spent more time than ever before in inspecting new installa-ions.
When the inspectors are not engaged in inspecting and
36 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
testing new installations, they are concentrating upon makinji
routine inspections of existing units. These periodic routineh'
scheduled inspections are essential to maintaining the safety o:
elevators.
j
A total of 3,821 inspections — including routine inspections
compliance inspections, and test inspections of new installation; — were made by this Bureau during the 1968-70 biennium.
We are operating at the present time under the 1965 Americaii
Standard Safety Code and will continue this until the neV
American Standard Elevator Code is published in 1971. Revisior
of the rules and regulations governing the safety of elevator;,
is a continuing process. The installation, operation, and mainte
nance of elevators has become more complex during recen'
years as new and more elaborate units, including many "higi
rise" types, have been installed. i
The number of new elevators installed in North Carolina
during the 1968-70 period increased 27.7 per cent over the tota
reported for the 1966-68 biennium.
Since we now have the added responsibility of inspecting anc
certifying a large number of aerial passenger tramways ir
western North Carolina, we have adopted and are using th(i
American Standard Code for Aerial Passenger Tramways. This
Code, which became effective on November 1, 1969, require.'
inspection and approval of these units before they may be put
into actual operation. At present, 44 aerial passenger tramways
have been certified and are in operation, and others are in pro-cess
of construction. Inspection and testing of these units re-quired
a total of 90 work days prior to their approval and cer-i
tification. Still more of these units will be subject to tests anc)
certification next year as their construction is completed.
On November 15, 1969, an additional Elevator Inspector was
added to the Bureau's staff. Of necessity, much of his time had
to be spent on aerial passenger tramway inspections, so thai
his employment has not provided as much relief as we had
hoped for in the field of general elevator inspection work.
We have also adopted a safety code for amusement devices —
such as those used at fairs, carnivals, and some shopping centers — which was published in 1969. We have inspected more thar
500 of these units.
tinel;
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 37
JAMES E. STRATES SHOWS
Winter Quarters
P. 0. Box 55
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
October 30, 1970
ijj Frank Crane, Commissioner
Department of Labor
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dear Commissioner Crane
•icai
m
sioi I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere
tori jappreciation to you and the members of your department that
nte were so very cooperative in spending the time with us at the
'^"'i State Fair inspecting rides and making sure that they were safe
for the general public.
In all of the states that we play, there are not more than a
couple that take the time or express the desire to help us main-tain
a safety standard of excellence. Until this year, the State
of New York lead the eastern seaboard as far as giving us
assistance in any problems we might have on our midway. This
year, Charles Shaw and his men were extremely helpful in the
inspection of all our riding devices. You might be interested to
know that we are the only show in the industry that has a ride
inspection each day.
I personally am a believer of preventive maintenance and cer-tainly
our organization has been fortunate to enjoy a very fine
premium which I contribute directly to our daily inspections.
I would like to suggest, if it is at all possible, that Mr. Shaw
make a trip to Orlando sometime after the first of the year,
when all our equipment is dis-assembled and being inspected for
the coming season. I think that he is the first individual on the
state level that has a real understanding of equipment and the
principles of safety relating to the assembling and dis-assem-bling
of this type of equipment.
I just want to thank you again. I'm sorry I didn't have the
opportunity to meet you, but I am looking forward to that
another year, God willing.
Respectfully yours,
E. James Strates
EJS:lk
cc : Commissioner James Graham
38 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 11
ELEVATOR INSPECTION REPORT
Summary of Activities from July 1, 1968 to June 30, 1970 '
Approval of Plans and Specifications for New Installations 664
Approval of Plans and Specifications for Major Repairs and i
Alterations of Existing Installations J
Test and Inspection of New Elevator Installations 57£
Test and Inspection of New Dumbwaiters 5i
Certificates Issued for New Installations 526
Regular Inspection of Existing Elevators 2,32'3
Elevators Condemned for Further Use
Compliance Inspections 871
Elevator Accidents Investigated 12
Conferences with Various Elevator Concerns, Architects
and Building Owners 962
Inspection of Escalators 76
Certificates Reissued for Existing Elevators 964
Elevators Discarded or Being Replaced as a Result of
Inspection Recommendations 37
Cost Estimated by Elevator Concerns for New Elevator
Equipment for the Biennium $19,002,603.00
AERIAL PASSENGER TRAMWAYS
Aerial Passenger Tramways in Operation 44
Certificates Issued 44
Inspection, load & safety test 44
Regular Inspections 95
Compliance Inspections 32
Total Days Worked on Inspections 90
AMUSEMENT DEVICES INSPECTED
Excess of 500 units.
BUREAU OF MINE AND QUARRY INSPECTIONS
J. R. Brandon, Siipervisor
Mineral Production
The dollar value and tonnage of North Carolina's mineral
products continued to increase in 1968 and 1969, and all-time
highs were recorded each year. The production of approximately
85,000,000 tons of mineral products, valued at over $145,000,000
during the two-year period covered by this report, exceeded the
previous two-year totals by approximately 5,000,000 tons and
$19,000,000.
In 1968, mine, pit and quarry production of all types of min-erals
amounted to over 41,000,000 tons, valued at approximately
$69,000,000. Production during 1969 came to almost 44,000,000
tons, valued at over $76,000,000.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 39
Gains and Losses
The market for North Carohna's mineral products continued
to expand during 1968 and 1969, and in many instances, pro-ducers
were hard-pressed to meet the demand created by rapid
industrial growth, highway and building construction and a
jlgeneral growth in the North Carolina and national economy.
571
The remarkable gains experienced during 1968 and 1969 over
the previous two-years' production were caused principally by
an increase of approximately $9,000,000 in the value of stone
products and an almost $7,000,000 increase in the value of
miscellaneous minerals, primarily phosphate ore. Other minerals
included in the miscellaneous category are andalusite, asbestos,
barite, gems, magnetite, olivine, sericite, spodumene and tung-sten.
Gains were also experienced in the production values of feld-spar,
mica, quartz and sand and gravel. Slight losses were ex-perienced
in the production values of clays (brick clays excepted)
and talc and pyrophyllite.
Detailed statistical information regarding production ton-nages
and values will be found in tables accompanying this
report.
Outlook
Based on the continued year-to-year growth of North Caro-lina's
minerals industry, there is every indication that the
industry will continue to develop and expand in the forseeable
future.
The general upward trend in the nation's economy, together
with the rapid industrial expansion of North Carolina, will
furnish a ready market for its mineral products. The rapid
population grovvi;h, both domestic and foreign, will create an
increasing demand for consumer products made from North
Carolina's minerals and for phosphate and related chemical-fertilizer
products.
It is anticipated that the mining and refining of spodumene
for lithium-chemical products will show considerable growth in
the future and add to the expansion of the industry. Also, the
resumed mining and processing of tungsten ore is expected to
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40 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
have a marked effect on the minerals industry's growth in the
near future.
The production of crushed stone, sand and gravel and dimen-sion
stone, the backbone of North Carolina's minerals industry,
is expected to continue to increase, coupled with increasing in-dustrial
expansion, population growth and highway and building
construction.
There exists a distinct possibility that technological break-throughs
may cause the exploitation of known mineral deposits,
particularly sulphides, and fast-developing international situa-tions
may create an immediate demand for strategic minerals,
such as sheet mica, which are not now being extensively mined.
The general condition of North Carolina's minerals industry
is sound, and its future appears to be promising.
Empioyment
Employment in North Carolina's minerals industry decreased
slightly in 1968 and 1969, as compared to the previous two-year
period, despite a marked increase in production.
From an all-time high of approximately 4,900 workers in
1967, employment dropped to about 4,500 in 1969. These workers
were engaged directly with the extraction and initial processing
of minerals and were supported by approximately 3,000 addi-tional
employees who were engaged in milling, refining and
further processing minerals at operations directly and indirectly
associated with the extraction of minerals.
The slight decrease in employment is attributed to increased
mechanization and more modern methods, machinery and equip-ment.
It is anticipated that employment in the minerals industry \
will remain fairly stable, with the possibility of slight gains in
some mineral categories, particularly the mining and processing
of tungsten ore.
On-the-Job-ln juries
In 1968, the minerals industry reported 844 injuries to the
Bureau. Of these, 604 were minor, 237 were disabling or "lost-time"
and three were fatal. In 1969, 801 injuries were reported,
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 41
»f which 608 were minor, 188 were disabling or "lost-time" and
ive were fatal. During the two-year period covered by this
eport there was a noticable increase in the total number of
njuries as compared to 1966 and 1967 when 726 and 842 in-uries,
respectively, were reported.
The number of disabling injuries increased during the two
^ears covered by this report, as did the number of fatalities,
Nhen compared with the previous two-year totals. In 1966 and
L967 a total of 357 disabling injuries were reported by industry,
ind in 1968 and 1969, disabling injuries totaled 425. There were
wo fatal injuries in 1966 and 1967, and in 1968 and 1969 eight
Tiinerals industry workmen lost their lives during the course of
employment.
The trend toward a greater number of injuries, more dis-abling
injuries and more fatalities clearly indicates that both
industry and government must take more positive action so as
:o reduce employee exposure to hazardous work places and con-iitions
and prevent unsafe acts. Perhaps one of the answers to
the problem, so far as government is concerned, is rigid enforce-ment
of existing safety standards and known safe work prac-tices.
Bureau Staff and Operations
During the biennium, the Bureau of Mine and Quarry In-spections
continued to attempt to operate with two inspectors,
one stenographer and one supervisor, except in March, 1970
another inspector was added to the staff from funds earmarked
for another division within the Department.
As required by the General Statutes, the main effort of the
Bureau was directed toward accident prevention through rigid
and thorough inspections, supplemented by a planned program
of reinspections, technical advice, safety directives, accident
analysis and assistance to the minerals industry in establishing
and maintaining effective safety programs.
During the biennium. Bureau personnel made 966 inspections,
173 reinspections, held 428 conferences related to inspections
and investigated three complaints and 17 accidents. The inspec-tions
uncovered 2,700 violations of the Health and Safety Stand-ards
and General Statutes, and 1,513 of the violations were cor-rected
through appropriate recommendations.
42 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
The number of violations found during the biennium, 2,700
was practically the same as uncovered during the previou
biennium when 2,661 violations were found ; however, compli
ances with recommended changes dropped from 1,707 in th
1966-1968 biennium to 1,513 in the 1968-1970 biennium.
m
Other Duties and Programs
In addition to the duties normally associated with this Bureau
the responsibility has been assigned to it to cause health hazards
found in all of North Carolina's industries to be eliminated. Ir
this respect, the Bureau continued to work in close cooperatior
with the Occupational Health Section of the State Board oj
Health. In general, hazards to workers' health were uncoverec
by technical studies made by the Occupational Health Section
inspections by Department of Labor personnel, complaints by
workers and requests for assistance by management.
In addition to the minerals industry, this specialized phase!
of the Bureau's duties, as time, staff and ability permitted, was
extended during the biennium to foundries, stone monumenii
firms, plywood manufacturers, electronic equipment manufac-i
turers, textile finishing concerns, fiberglass producers, furniturel
parts fabricators and plastic foam manufacturers. As a result
of this effort, many conditions detrimental to employees' health! live
were elimiated ; however, it was evident that it was impossible'!
for the one assigned person, working part-time, to render any
where near a satisfactory level of service. Consequently, only;
the most pressing needs were met.
Through technical advice, the Bureau continued to assist in
dustries in the so-called "dusty trades" to bring their operations!
into compliance with existing health and safety standards soi
that these firms could obtain workmen's compensation insurance
through the Assigned Risk Program of the Compensation Rating
and Inspection Bureau of North Carolina. The need for these
services diminished during the biennium.
The Bureau worked closely with the State Mining Engineer
and the Mineral Resources Division of the Department of Con-servation
and Development as the provisions of the Mine Regis-tration
Act of 1969 were implemented.
During the biennium the Bureau continued to cooperate with
the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Mines
tfai
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 43
?01 ay the monthly submission of statistical information and by
iou supplying reports of accident investigations in order to attempt
;o prevent duplication of effort.
Needed Personnel and Services
This addition of another inspector to the Bureau of Mine and
3uarrj' Inspections' staff in March, 1970 is expected to greatly
mprove the level of service and permit the Bureau to direct a
irdltnore meaningful and realistic effort toward inspections in the
, Ii minerals industry. Should it be possible to couple the more fre-tioiqfuent
and thorough inspections with strong enforcement of
bxisting standards, undoubtedly many more hazards to which
m minerals industry employees are exposed would be eliminated.
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On September 16, 1966, the Congress of the United States
approved Public Law 89-577, which is known as the "Federal
Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act". The Act provides for
lasi routine Federal inspections of all mining operations in states
which do not enter into an inspection agreement with the De-partment
of the Interior. There are some indications that the
k minerals industry desires the Department of Labor, through this
ri Bureau, to enter into such an agreement whereby the Bureau
suit would promulgate and enforce standards substantially as effec-altl
;ive as the Federal standards, some of which became enforceable
ibli 3n July 31, 1970.
It is the writer's opinion that, even with the recent addition
of another inspector to the Bureau's staff, additional inspectors
and clerical personnel will be needed should North Carolina
enter into such an agreement. Without such additional per-oiii
sonnel, it would be impossible to maintain the frequency and
quality of the inspections now being conducted. In all probability
the Bureau would have to at least double its existing staff in
M brder to meet Federal requirements for inspections, reporting
and supplying the detailed statistical information required by
Federal guidehnes.
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1 It is the writer's strong recommendation that no attempt be
'O" made to enter into an inspection agreement with the Depart-
?'* ment of the Interior until such time as a sufficient number of
personnel to do the job is assured. Further, it is the writer's
fitl 3elief that North Carolina's taxpayers should not be required
ifl to support such a program, which is nothing more than Federal
44 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
intervention into a service which already exists and has existed
for more than thirty years.
This Bureau has been assigned the responsibility of causing!
known health hazards in all of North Carolina's industry to hi
eliminated, but the Bureau does not have the trained and
specialized staff necessary to direct a realistic and meaningful
effort toward this end.
The number and nature of health hazards to which North
Carolina workers are exposed has increased and continues to,
increase in direct proportion to industrial growth and tech
nological advances. Consequently, more and more employees arei
being exposed to an ever-increasing number of serious health
hazards. For example, witness the remarkable growth of the
chemicals industry in North Carolina and the increasing em-ployment
and resulting exposure to chemical hazards in this
industry.
It is apparent that if this Bureau is to eliminate known health
hazards in all of North Carolina's industry, a staff of trained,;
specialized inspectors, with a background in chemistry or chemi-cal
engineering, must be employed. The writer strongly recom-mends
that such personnel be employed and added to the| _
Bureau's staff, or elsewhere within the Department of Labor,!
or that this responsibility be transferred to another agency!
through appropriate action.
Legislation
There continues to exist a need for a general study and re-vision
of the General Statutes pertaining to mines and quarries
for reasons expressed in previous Biennial Reports. Further,
should the State plan to enter into an inspection agreement with
the Department of the Interior, supporting legislation will be
needed in order to meet the Federal guidelines.
The guidelines require that state inspection personnel be
covered by civil service, that the state must have authority to
close mines and quarries for non-compliance with health and
safety standards and because of imminent danger, that viola
tions of standards be a criminal offense and several other pro-visions,
all of which will require action by the General Assembly.
istei
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 45
Statistics
Detailed statistical information regarding the operation of
^"'Uhe Bureau of Mine and Quarry Inspections will be found in
'" the accompanying tables.
TABLE 12
Injury Report of Mine & Quarry Operations, as Reported by Industry,
for the Calendar Year 1968
Minor
Injuries: Number
No Time Lost Time Fatal Total Days
Lost Injuries Injuries Injuries Lost
MINES:
Clays—(Includes Kaolin
and Halloysite) 6
Feldspar 8
Mica 2
Quartz 2
Talc & Pyrophyllite 27
Undistributed 161
206
QUARRIES:
Stone Products 316
PITS:
Sand and Gravel 82
8 14 99
3 11 2,056
7 9 115
1 3 21
17 44 175
53 214 555
89 295 3,021
136 3 455 36,777
12 94 87
Total 604 237 3 844 39,885
TABLE 13
Injury Report of Mine & Quarry Operations, as Reported by Industry,
for the Calendar Year 1969
Minor
Injuries:
No Time
Lost
MINES:
Clays—(Includes Kaolin
and Halloysite) 18
Feldspar 16
Mica 5
Quartz 2
Talc & Pyrophyllite 41
Undistributed 172
Lost Time
Injuries
Fatal
Injuries
Total
Injuries
Number
Days
Lost
8 21 68
12 28 204
6 11 225
9
12
1
1
3
51
184
6,000
6,205
129
254 42 2 298 12,831
QUARRIES:
Stone Products 276 125 1 402 13,730
PITS:
Sand and Gravel 78 21 2 101 12,391
Total ...608 188 5 801 38,952
46 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 14
Violations and Compliances in Mines, Quarries and Sand and Gravel Pits
July 1, 1968 -June 30, 1970
Industry
Number
Establishments
Found in
Violation
State
Labor
Laws
Safety &
Health
Regulations Total!
No.oi
Mines
(jiutries
iiJft Mines, Quarries, Sand
and Gravel Pits . .
,
639 Violations 18
Compliances 5
2,682
1,508
2,70C
l,513i
TABLE 15
ANNUAL REPORT OF MINES, QUARRIES AND PITS
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1968
No. of Payroll Quantity
Mines Executives (Short Tons
Quarries and Payroll unless
and Pits Number Office Other Otherwise
Reporting Mineral Employed Personnel Employees Indicated) Value
4 Clays
(Includes
Kaolin &
Halloysite;
Brick Clay
Excepted)
70 $ 61,000 $ 270,462 138,781 $ 820,233
22 Feldspar
(Long Tons)
157 128,283 532,700 520,326 1,703,465
10 Mica 148 164,038 623,913 67,835 1,985,881
12 Quartz 25 28,000 88,985 50,941 320,369
46 Sand & Gravel 412 392,837 1,693,844 5,880,547 7,604,094
* 5 Stone Products
&Sand
State Highway
Commission
171 97,433 437,439 3,896,918 1,720,735
159 Stone Products 2,507 2,145,273 9,999,361 28,452,950 43,966,955
10 Talc&
Pyrophyllite
163 198,225 621,344 99,233 2,464,622
** 12 Undistributed 917 1,609,012 4,713,002 1,979,306 8,503,801
280 4,570 $4,824,101 $18,981,050 41,086,837 $69,091,155
"U
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*Represents Quarries and Pits operated by State Highway Commission. Approximately 200
sand pits operated intermittently in addition to five quarries.
'*Includes Andalusite, Asbestos, Barite, Gems, Magnetite, Olivine, Phosphate, Sericite and
Spodumene. Statistics cannot be shown separately without revealing production values of
individual concerns.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 47
Total
TABLE 16
ANNUAL REPORT OF MINES, QUARRIES AND PITS
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1969
No. of Payroll Quantity
Mines Executives (Short Tons
Quarries and Payroll unless
and Pits Nximber Office Other Otherwise
Reporting Mineral Employed Personnel Employees Indicated) Value
1 4 Clays
(Includes
Kaolin &
Halloysite
;
Brick Clay
Excepted)
73 $ 65,000 $ 270,000 272,619 $ 1,160,989
39 Feldspar
(Long Tons)
219 202,321 807,278 511,807 2,993,077
10 Mica 159 174,966 775,216 143,780 2,475,618
13 Quartz 19 30,400 81,867 55,246 353,319
45 Sand & Gravel 422 410,348 2,227,051 6,002,303 7,978,614
1* 3 Stone Products
& Sand
State Highway
Commission
161 103,607 358,254 2,780,174 1,155,614
142 Stone Products 2,247 2,115,381 10,204,618 31,796,152 48,430,989
10 Talc&
Pyrophyllite
143 223,061 795,274 89,866 2,174,021
** 14 Undistributed 1,029 1,761,518 5,384,787 2,301,885 9,402,122
280 4,472 $5,086,602 $20,904,345 43,953,832 $76,124,363
*Represents Quarries and Pits operated by State Highway Commission. Approximately 200
sand pits operated intermittently in addition to three quarries.
*Includes Andalusite, Asbestos, Gems, Magnetite, Olivine, Phosphate, Sericite, Spodumene
and Tungsten. Statistics cannot be shown separately without revealing production values
of individual concerns.
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY INSPECTIONS
H. M. Brosius, Supe7'visor
During the two years from July 1, 1968 to June 30, 1970, the
Construction Safety Division has documented a total of 1,145
commercial, industrial, and utility construction contracts let by
owners to building contractors. These contracts amounted to
$1,653,862,000. This figure does not include any highway or
private home construction projects and it excludes any project
of less than $60,000.
It is interesting to note that more than 50 per cent of these
1,145 new projects let and under construction are located out-side
of municipalities and therefore are not subject to control by
local laws.
48 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
Forty-one per cent of the projects are located in the Coasta
Plains region, 35 per cent in the Piedmont Region, and 24 pe:
cent in the Mountain region.
The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area has the largest numbei
of new projects, with the Charlotte area following close behind
Surprisingly, the Asheville area has gained a few more of tht
larger projects than the tri-city area in the center of the State
The Construction Safety Division of the Department of Laboj
was created for the sole purpose of protecting construction peri
sonnel and the public from accidental injury resulting frorr
construction operations. We have found that a program fea-turing
safety inspections, conferences, and group safety training
work has produced the best results. Through excellent coopera-i
tion received from the leading contract builders. North Carolina
is enjoying one of the best safety records in construction of any
of the 50 states of the Union.
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train;
ploye
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The construction accident frequency rate, or the number oi
serious accidents per million manhours, amounts to about 60^
per cent of the national average in North Carolina. This fact is
one reason why the workmen's compensation insurance rate is
lower in this State than in many other areas for the leading
construction employers.
Practically every leading employer in the building construc-tion
industry of North Carolina now has at least one accident
prevention manager of his own who has had the benefit of our
safety training programs. We believe that the effectiveness of
this educational work in construction has been well established
and that this program should be continued.
We are continually revising and adding to our "Pre-Planning
for Safety" sound-slide programs and our periodic bulletins on
the application and interpretation of articles in the "Rules and
Regulations Governing the Construction Industry," in order to
keep these educational tools up to date and make them relevant
and interesting for construction workers and supervisors.
The four Construction Safety Inspectors in the Department
of Labor contacted a total of 127,236 construction people (in-cluding
those contacted more than once) during the past two
years. A total of 2,609 construction projects were visited and
inspected, and 2,731 conferences and safety meetings were held.
lind
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 49
A total of 82 serious construction accidents were investigated
pefend corrective action was taken, both with regard to the em-
)Ioyer and the particular work-operation involved. Bulletins and
raining programs providing directions to employers and em-
)loyees for correction of hazardous conditions and practices have
)een developed. This kind of work is, of necessity, a continuing
jrogram. As one type of hazard is brought under effective con-rol,
another will take its place. One example of this is the
ncrease in high-voltage electrical accidents which has occurred
iuring recent public utility expansion work. This increase fol-roD
owed the former large number of excavation accidents, which
lave now been brought under control.
m
With our expanding industry and the large volume of busi-less
of contract builders in North Carolina, the Construction
Safety Division needs added personnel for inspection and safety
raining work in the construction industry throughout the State.
A.t least one Safety Engineer should be added as a specialist in
training for safety in high-voltage line building construction,
61 in order that this hazard may be brought under effective con-ii
brol. Another inspector should be added as a specialist in ex-avation
accident prevention training to assist in controlling
this type of hazard.
We would like to keep the good relations and cooperation that
ucJwe have enjoyed in the past with the people doing contract
construction work in our State. This good will and cooperative
attitude is essential to the continued success of our safety efforts
in the construction industry.
SPECIAL SAFETY SERVICES
W. C. Creel, SafeUj Director
The disabling injury frequency rate for all industry in North
Carolina continued at an exceptionally low rate. The number of
disabling injuries per million manhours w^orked in 1968 was 7.4.
This rate is 47% below the national rate of 14.0 for manufac-turing
work injuries.
A major reason for the continuing low frequency rate and the
{associated favorable workmen's compensation rates is the work
of the Department's twenty-man Safety Advisory Board. This
Board, composed of representatives of key industries in the
50 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
State, was organized to develop plans and procedures for trans-mitting
to all North Carolina industry the proven safety pro-motional
methods which already had produced good results in
the larger plants which employed full time safety men to
coordinate their accident prevention efforts.
Meeting four times during the biennium, the Safety Advisory
Board continued to give guidance and valuable assistance in the
Board's major areas of awards, special industry safety pro-grams,
and education. In addition, special programs were held
to devise and promote methods of safety activities in Safety
Training, Plant Security, Federal Occupational Safety Legisla-tion,
and NOISE.
During the two-year period a total of 4,301 safety awards
were presented to North Carolina industrial and services es-tablishments.
In 1969, 2,542 awards were presented. In 1970
the total was 1,759.
A highlight of the awards program each year is the public;
presentation of the awards. These presentations, sponsored by
local Chambers of Commerce or trade associations, gave the
Commissioner of Labor an opportunity to personally present
awards to industry representatives. In the twenty-five presen-tations,
a total of 2,913 awards were presented with some 5,600
persons present.
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In addition to the regular awards, special awards were worn
by establishments with continuing records of operating without
a disabling injury. The periods ran from 1,000,000 to 8,000,000
manhours.
Special Industry Safety Programs continued in two industries
during the biennium.
In the Poultry Processing Industry three visits were made
to the 27 plants participating in the special safety program.
Cooperation from management continued to be excellent, and
the results of concerted efforts to reduce injuries were most
pleasing. In 1966, the year before the special program started,
the disabling injury frequency rate for the industry was 30.0.
At the end of the regular program in June 1969, the rate had
been reduced to 17.9.
The results of the program were so pleasing to the industry,
that the North Carolina Poultry Processors Association asked
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lat the special assistance of the Department be continued. As
result of this request, another visit by the Department In-pectors
was made in June, 1970.
Three visits were made to twenty-nine Brick and Tile plants
articipating in the Special Industry Safety Program during the
iennium. In 1968 the disabling injury frequency rate was 21.0.
n 1969 the rate was 18.7. Interest on the part of management
ontinues to be high and the special safety work will be con-inued.
The highlight of the work of the Education Committee was
he completion of a special supplementary bulletin on "Fire
Protection and Fire Prevention". This bulletin was prepared
lirough the Safety Advisory Board of the Department by a
blue ribbon" sub-committee of fire safety authorities from in-ustry,
the insurance field, and state and local government. The
ooklet has been very well received, and several thousand copies
re already in use.
Realizing that a federal occupational safety bill is imminent,
pecial efforts have been made through industry to get a bill that
/ill help rather than hinder the cause of industrial accident
prevention. Efforts have been made to correlate the vast amounts
f information on the proposed bills and plans, both for trade
ssociations in our state as well as for our congressional dele-ation.
Early steps have also been taken to make it possible for
ur Department to qualify to administer in North Carolina any
ederal occupational safety bill which might be passed.
One of the big problems facing industry in the occupational
lealth field is NOISE. Already those with Walsh-Healey gov-rnment
contracts are faced with compliance with noise-level
tandards, which will be incorporated in any of the major pro-
)osed federal occupational safety bills. Special programs and
liaterials have been made available to our Safety Advisory
Board, and our Department is working closely with those in the
!)enter for Acoustical Studies of North Carolina State Univer-lity
in furnishing industry materials and information on NOISE.
Special efforts have continued in the field of safety training.
The regional safety school sponsored by the Fertilizer Section
>f the National Safety Council was held each summer in Wil-nington,
North Carolina. Also, a series of supervisory safety
52 Biennial Report of The Department op Labor
schools for the furniture industry were held in four North Care
lina localities. These schools were sponsored by the Souther]
Furniture Manufacturers Association. In both series of schools
representatives of the Department and Safety Advisory Boar*
played key roles in planning and conducting the schools.
The Department has three members working with the ANS'
in preparing safety standards for Textile and Wood Products.
TABLE 17
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DISABLING INJURY FREQUENCY RATES
Final 1968 Compared with Final 1967
lEH
if
Plants Manhours D. I. Frequency Rat((
Industry 1968 1968 1968 1968 1967
MANUFACTURING
CHEMICAL:
Drugs, Insecticides and Paints ... 29 2,544,933 21 8.2 5.4
Fertilizer (Manufacturing
and Mixing) 65 3,384,673 28 8.2 11.61
Miscellaneous Chemical and
Allied Products 152 27,812,637 147 5.2 6.3
CLAY, CEMENT AND STONE:
Block, Pipe and Cement 153 8,386,073 145 17.2 20.1
Brick, Tile and Pottery 29 5,591,709 116 20.7 19.8
ELECTRICAL:
General 139 61,566,279 241 3.9 3.8
FURNITURE:
Wood, Upholstered 164 30,921,753 328 10.6 9.0
Wood, (Except Upholstered) 269 79,685,308 733 9.2 10.1
IRON AND STEEL:
Foundries 38 4,748,634 103 21.6 23.6
Machine Manufacturing 75 16,873,762 211 12.5 11.4
Machine Shop 303 26,606,605 283 10.6 10.0
Sheet Metal 171 14,020,096 228 16.2 20.6
Not Elsewhere Classified 193 30,195,419 557 18.4 20.5
LEATHER:
Tanning, Manufacturing Shoes,
Belting and Rolls 14 4,889,093 41 8.3 7.1
LUMBER:
Loggins, Sawing and Planing ... 218
Millwork 115
Plywood and Veneer 73
Miscellaneous Wood Products . . . 123
MINERAL:
Crushed Stone 116
Dimension Stone 28
Mine 32
Mine and Plant 22
Processing Plant 33
Sand and Gravel 37
13,197,208 288 21.8 20.9 Gen
4,960,091 74 14.9 16.91 ALL
9,338,228 147 15.7 11.7 L\
8,656,401 147 16.9 17.2 ALL
T
2,957,267 49 16.6 14.9
~-~
920,957 84 91.2 37.3
195,197 8 41.0 54.3
3,321,182 77 23.2 37.4
1,605,901 33 20.5 14.7
786,110 12 15.3 34.6
Caro
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 53
TABLE 17 (Continued)
_^
Plants Manhours D. I. Frequency Rate
Industry 1968 1968 1968 1968 1967
' :>aper and Pulp 7 18,383,458 69 3.7 4.2
Paper, Paperboard Containers
& Boxes 77 10,400,496 127 12.2 14.1
ixs
PRINTING:
Job, Newspaper and Books 200 17,339,902 94 5.4 5.6
TEXTILES:
Cotton Yarn and Weaving 455 229,579,160 1,298 5.6 4.8
Dyeing and Finishing 145 59,638,163 440 7.3 10.1
Knit Goods 467 104,156,284 511 4.9 4.7
Silk and Synthetic 99 84,144,148 279 3.3 3.4
Wearing Apparel 377 117,077,216 503 4.2 4.8
Woolen Worsted 16 7,933,392 29 3.6 3.5
Not Elsewhere Classified 230 61,329,680 413 6.7 7.1
TOBACCO:
Cigarette, Cigar and Smoking ... 7 32,304,175 163 5.0 3.5
Leaf Processing 76 11,711,058 113 9.6 7.9
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING:
General 445 56,790,174 593 10.4 10.4
ALL MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY 5,192 1,173,952,822 8,733 7.4 7.6
NON-MANUFACTURING
FOOD:
Baking 103 18,260,169 244 13.3 12.3
Bottling Plant 127 9,790,135 186 18.9 18.0
Canning and Preserving 35 4,426,926 52 11.7 12.8
Dairy Products 97 10,058,311 154 15.3 9.2
Ice and Coal 56 852,012 13 15.2 11.9
Meat Packing 89 7,642,174 170 22.2 19.1
Milling, Flour and Feed 175 5,771,704 67 11.6 11.0
Poultry 27 15,225,887 278 18.2 26.3
SERVICE:
Dry Cleaning 389 6,233,206 12 1.9 1.0
Dry Cleaning and Laundry 359 17,018,050 103 6.0 3.7
Garage 885 35,650,576 278 7.7 7.3
TRADE:
Petroleum Products 277 6,919,246 34 4.9 5.0
Wholesale and Retail 687 31,257,934 246 7.8 9.4
MISCELLANEOUS NON-MANUFACTURING:
General 406 20,914,027 276 13.1 13.9
ALL NON-MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY 3,712 190,020,357 2,113 11.1 10.8
ALL INDUSTRY MANUFAC-TURING
& NON-MFC 8,904 1,363,973,179 10,846 7.9 8.1
54 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD
North Carolina Department of Labor
Kenneth Austin
Vice-President, Personnel
Duke Power Company
P. O. Box 2178
Charlotte, N. C. 28201
Raymond P. Boylston, Jr.
Safety Supervisor
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
Kinston Plant
P. 0. Box 800
Kinston, N. C. 28501
Roy D. Deyton, Safety Director
Cannon Mills Company
Kannapolis, N. C. 28081
H. B. Gaylord, Personnel Director
Weyerhaeuser Company
N. C. Pulp Company Subsidiary
Plymouth, N. C. 27962
B. C. Hall, Jr., Safety Director
Hanes Corporation
Hosiery Division
P. 0. Box 1413
Winston-Salem, N. C. 27102
George G. Harper
Division Personnel Manager
Burlington Industries
P. 0. Box 832
Rocky Mount, N. C. 27802
T. B. Ipock, Jr.
Industrial Relations Director
Wix Corporation
P. 0. Box 1967
Gastonia, North Carolina 28052
Wilford G. Jones
Corporate Safety Director
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C. 27102
Pete S. Lea
Director of Personnel & Safety
United Furniture Corporation
P. 0. Box 669
Lexington, N. C. 27292
Sidney P. Marsh, Manager
Personnel Administration
Burlington Industries, Inc.
P. O. Box 21207
Greensboro, N. C. 27420
G. E. Midyette, Safety Director
Superior Stone Company
Division of Martin-Marietta
Corporation
P. 0. Box 2568
Raleigh, N. C. 27602
Joel Moody, Production Manager
Ralston Purina Company
P. O. Box 26987
Raleigh, N. C. 27611
J. D. Patterson
Floyd S. Pike, Inc.
P. 0. Box 868
Mount Airy, N. C. 27030
Colon Prestwood, General Manager
Bernhardt Furniture Company
P. 0. Box 740
Lenoir, N. C. 28645
H. W. Ramsey, General Supervisor
Plant Services
Champion Papers, Inc.
Division of U. S. Plywood
—
Champion Papers
Canton, N. C. 28716
Charles H. Shaw, Jr., Vice-President
Industrial Relations and Personnel
Thompson-Arthur Paving Company
P. 0. Box 21088
Greensboro, N. C. 27420
W. J. Watson, Safety Director
Frosty Morn Meats, Inc.
P. O. Box 549
Kinston, N. C. 28501
J. A. White, Personnel Manager
C. P. Clare & Company
P. 0. Box 1331
Asheville, N. C. 28802
H. E. Williams
Property Conservation Director
Fieldcrest Mills. Inc.
Eden, N. C. 27288
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 55
DIVISION OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION
Donald A. Cilley, Director
This review of the 1968-70 biennium marks the 14th report
of the Division of Conciliation and Arbitration and is herewith
respectfully submitted.
In the vast majority of establishments in North Carolina,
working relationships of employers and employees are orderly
and cooperative. It is well known that for every critical labor-management
dispute which develops into a work stoppage, many
more negotiations are culminated by joint agreement between
the parties without the need for outside assistance.
Knowledge of an existing controversy generally was brought
i to the attention of the Service by the initiating party desiring
to amend or terminate an existing contract, giving the thirty-day
notice required by the Labor-Management Relations Act of
1947. These notices were acknowledged promptly by the Service,
with a copy of the acknowledgement being sent to the other
party to the contract. In order to encourage the parties to settle
their own differences, it was constantly emphasized that it was
our sincere hope that the parties would reach amicable agree-ment
through collective bargaining and free discussions.
Whenever the parties were unable to reach agreement through
their own endeavors, the services of the Conciliation Division
were offered. Contact was maintained with the parties during
the thirty-day notice period. In cases in which the parties had
failed to reach agreement during that period, a representative
of the Conciliation Service called the parties together and en-deavored,
through conciliation and mediation, to bring about a
meeting of minds and an understanding concerning the issues
in dispute.
The Division also responded to requests for assistance in
settling grievances involving individuals and small groups of
workers. Also, frequent requests for information about con-ciliation,
arbitration and related laws were acted upon. Con-sultations,
both in the office and in the field, on labor-manage-ment
relations are handled as routine and no attempt is made
to record these matters statistically.
During the biennium 336 cases involving labor-management
relations problems came to the attention of the Division of
56 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
Conciliation. This total includes 89 strikes as listed in an
ensuing table.
To present this report in an intelligible manner and in its
most compact form, we are using a series of tables, which con-vey
the information much more readily than can be done in nar-rative.
Labor relations during the 1968-70 biennium took place
against the background of rising production and economic ex-pansion
during the fiscal year 1968-69, and economic recession
during 1969-70. Contract settlements were difficult, but this
should not be too surprising in view of the constant pressure
on prices and wages, and the steadily increasing cost of living.
It is a tribute to both management and labor that under the
present economic circumstances, the great preponderance of
labor disputes have been settled without work stoppages or with
work stoppages of moderate duration.
Table 22 presents a summary, on a calendar year basis, of
the number of dispute cases, workers directly involved, number
of strikes, workers idled by strikes, man-days idle, and the
North Carolina percentage of the national total of man-days lost
due to strikes. The data in this table covers the years 1941,
when the Conciliation Service was first established, through
1969.
Time lost due to work stoppages in North Carolina, as a per-centage
of time lost due to work stoppages in the nation,
amounted to about one-third of one per cent (0.34 7^) in the
calendar year 1968, and to slightly more than one-half of one
per cent (0.52 7r) in 1969.
Arbitration Service
The North Carolina Voluntary Arbitration Act (Article 4A,
Section 95-36, General Statutes of North Carolina), requires the
Commissioner of Labor to maintain a list of qualified, public-spirited
citizens to serve as arbitrators in the field of industrial
relations. The composition of this list has changed from time to
time due to resignations and new appointments. The present list
of 16 arbitrators is composed of men with wide experience and
outstanding records in arbitration and industrial relations work
under the auspices of the North Carolina Department of Labor
and other supporting agencies.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 57
The following men were members of the arbitration panel at
le end of the 1968-70 biennium
:
Dr. Paul N. Guthrie
Professor of Economics
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dr. Raymond Jenkins
Dean, Catawba College
Salisbury, North Carolina
Dr. John W. Kennedy
Dean, Graduate School
UNC at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
Dr. Robert E. Lee
Professor of Law
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dr. Charles H. Livengood, Jr.
School of Law, Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Herbert A. Lynch
Industrial and Management Engineer
435 Wonderwood Drive
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Jasper L. Memory, Jr.
Professor of Education
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dr. F. Hodge O'Neal
Dean, Duke University Law School
Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Joseph J. Spengler
Professor of Economics
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
It is recognized that quick disposition of issues is a prime
ittribute of arbitration. Therefore all requests relating to arbi-tration
are given expeditious handling.
The arbitrators serving on the State Panel meet twice a year
;vith the Commissioner of Labor, usually in May and Decem-
Der, in an effort to improve the service. They discuss generally
:;he problems encountered, the rules controlling appointments,
;he conduct of arbitration, and other pertinent matters. We
lave been most fortunate in having some of the most widely
iccepted authorities in the field of industrial relations and arbi-tration
as speakers, guests, and participants in these forums.
r. Clifton A. Anderson
rofessor and Head of Industrial
ngineering at N. C. State
University
aleigh, North Carolina
r. Gerald A. Barrett
rofessor of Law
niversity of North Carolina
hapel Hill, North Carolina
[r. E. Gail Barker
•irector (1954-1969)
onciliation Service
[. C. Department of Labor
ialeigh. North Carolina
)r. Richard P. Calhoon
'rofessor of Business
Administration
Jniversity of North Carolina
Jhapel Hill, North Carolina
)r. Robert G. Carson, Jr.
associate Dean of Engineering
I. C. State University
laleigh. North Carolina
)r. Frank T. de Vyver
^ice I*rovost and Professor of
Economics
)uke University
)urham. North Carolina
>lr. Ross E. Groshong
senior Wage Practices Specialist
Vestern Electric Company
jreensboro. North Carolina
58 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 18
Number of Cases and Number of Workers Involved in Cases Coming to
Attention of North Carolina Conciliation Service During Period
July 1, 1968 to June 30, 1970 by Month and Fiscal Year*
MONTH
1968-69 1969-70
Number Workers
of Cases Involved
Number
of Cases
Worker
Involvei
TOTAL 154 30,146 182 43 021
July 13 1,441 26 7,581
August 21 3,367 25 7,104
September 9 4,617 13 1,446
October 15 1,682 10 522
November 14 492 9 1,374
December 8 2,579 13 5,116
January 4 446 16 2,612
February 9 1,398 10 728
March 20 2,309 10 9,331
April 7 3,147 20 1,955
May 24 7,099 14 1,014
June 10 1,569 16 4,238
'•'Source: North Carolina Conciliation Service; North Carolina Statistical Division; U. S. D^
partment of Labor; Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and Unpublished data;
TABLE 19
Lockouts-Strikes in North Carolina During Period July 1, 1968 to June 30, 197^
By Month and Fiscal Year*
1968-69 1969-70
MONTH Man-Days Man-Days
Number Workers Idle Number Workers Idle
of Cases Idle (All Strikes) of Cases Idle (All Strikes!
TOTAL 44 8,123 133,090 45 10,009 190,589
July 7 1,100 2,093 7 2,828 59,017
August 7 1,260 7,216 5 1,067 7,001
September 4 529 16,634 5 535 6,417
October 4 262 2,051 4 1,352 42,735
November — — — 5 768 7,906
December 1 585 4,095 3 111 114
January 2 40 23,295 2 630 31,462
February 3 640 5,010 2 1,116 14,220
March 5 349 1,143 2 680 16,850
April 2 832 48,160 3 475 1,700
May 5 1,394 14,355 3 117 894 ]
June 4 1,132 9,038 4 330 2,273
'Source: North Carolina Conciliation Service; North Carolina Statistical Division; U. S. Di
partment of Labor; Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and Unpublished dati
TABLE 20
Dispute Cases Filed, Closed, and in Process at End of Each Year— 1960-1969
STATUS OF CASE: 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 196
Pending—Beginning of Year ... 35 28 34 47 41 28 18 14 14 1
Filed During Year 169 175 187 156 183 202 138 156 157 13
Closed During Year 184 163 193 169 177 189 128 152 157 14
In Process—End of Year 20 35 28 34 47 41 28 18 14 li
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TABLE 22
Labor-Management Cases and Strikes in North Carolina'
Year
Number of
Situations
Workers
Involved
Number of
Strikes
Workers
Idle
Man-days
Idle
Percent ot sinfp
National P''"''^
Total
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
State Conciliation
Service Established
109
201
187
113
109
193
202
180
148
183
173
160
163
229
179
137
170
143
138
157
156
138
202
183
156
187
175
170
64,827
114,865
75,5 4
40.355
37,424
61,212
103,186
53,245
38,392
54,276
63,557
54,475
45,375
65,843
56,757
35,199
44,457
48,821
45,739
41,499
48,135
40,475
42„597
47,665
47,503
68,176
45,738
39,111
34
26
57
45
37
56
37
22
18
31
38
37
25
31
49
25
24
29
12
12
14
17
15
17
27
36
45
45
50
18,731
4,826
18,511
11,056
17,470
14,400
16,000
2,698
3,850
12,700
24,300
15,600
10,100
5,540
16,800
10,200
3,600
5,154
2,328
1,885
1,995
6,050
1,520
1,649
4,648
8,945
23,085
15,238
11,048
105,085
24,354
103,368
68,057
438,000
452,000
542,000
59,420
136,130
75,700
508,000
277,000
196,000
82,900
316,000
293,000
68,280
79,780
96,290
9,835
6,465
96,460
14,860
14,962
84,480
58,184
131,886
167,910
224,191
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.07
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.33
.34
.52
''Source: North Carolina Conciliation Service; North Carolina Department of Labor, Statistica
Division; U. S. Department of Labor; Federal Mediation and Conciliation Servic*
and Unpublished data.
DIVISION OF APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
W. Guy Jarrett, Director
North Carolina's Voluntary Apprenticeship Act of 1939 —the
statute under which this Division operates — was designed as a
working arrangement under which committees of employers and
employees, working together, or individual employers or com
panies, may train young workers in the skilled trades of indus-try.
The law was designed to provide reasonably continuous em^
ployment for apprentices, guarantee them a living wage, and
provide them with thorough on-the-job training in their trades,
supplemented with related technical training.
The welfare of the apprentice being trained is the first con
sideration of the Division of Apprenticeship Training. It is a
well-known fact that the interests of employers, employees and
the public will be served best when the interest of the apprentice
is kept in the forefront.
The Apprenticeship Act provides for the appointment of a
tra:
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 61
tate Apprenticeship Council by the Commissioner of Labor,
rith equal representation of employers and employees. The Com-
-- lissioner of Labor serves as Chairman of the Council and the
"m itate Supervisor of Trade And Industrial Education serves as
^ice-Chairman and Ex-ofRcio member without vote. The law
Iso provides for the appointment of a Director of Apprentice-hip,
whose responsibility, with the advice and guidance of the
ouncil, is to administer a Statewide, voluntary apprenticeship
raining system covering all of the skilled trades requiring two
»r more years of training to become a recognized, skilled crafts-nan.
Total
The Council is the Approval Agency for the Veterans Admin-stration
in certifying apprenticeship and other on-the-job train-ng
programs under the provisions of Public Law 90-77 (G. I.
I 3ill). A considerable number of registered apprentices and
ipproved trainees are receiving on-the-job training benefits from
jj the Veterans Administration.
23 A total of 7,526 new apprentices were registered by the Di-vision
of Apprenticeship Training during the 1968-70 biennium,
^nd 1,216 new apprenticeship training programs were approved
and registered.
A total of 1,065 apprentices completed their training during
the biennium. They were issued Certificates of Completion and
took their places as skilled journeymen in the various trades
and industries of the State.
During the 25 years which have passed since the end of World
War II in 1945, a total of 10,350 apprentices have completed
their training under the State Apprenticeship System and re-ceived
their Certificates of Completion. Based upon the number
of apprentices in training on June 30, 1970, it is estimated that
approximately 1,086 additional apprentices will complete their
training each year through 1976.
Distribution of the apprentices who completed their training
during the 1968-70 biennium, by industry and occupational
! groups, will be found in the accompanying tables.
North Carolina's labor market continues to show a shortage
of skilled workers and craftsmen in certain occupations. This
fact indicates that apprenticeship training must be further ad-vanced
and extended in order to meet the demands of our in-dustrially
expanding State.
62 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
Much progress is being made in the establishment of pre-ap
prenticeship programs in the State and several major industries
are promoting Apprenticeship Training; as a result, many pro
grams have been established on the local level. The Apprentice-ship
Division continues to cooperate with the Department of
Community Colleges and the Department of Public Instruction
in coordinating Apprenticeship Training. The Division continues
to serve as the coordinating agency and as one of the sponsors
of the State Apprentice Bricklaying Contest held each year at
the State Fair. This contest, sponsored by Industry, Labor and
Government, generates much interest in Apprenticeship and has
stimulated the establishment of Apprenticeship programs all
over the State,
The Department of Labor's Public Information Officer has
developed Apprenticeship Information Leaflets for public dis-|ifpien
tribution. These publications are distributed at High School Ca
reer Days, Industry Conferences and by mail on request. It is \^^^
noted the public is becoming more conscious of training due to
National and State programs and the accompanying publicity;
as a result the publications have been in much demand and have
been well received. The personnel of the Division make many
personal presentations of the Apprenticeship Program to various
groups as public interest increases.
Continued growth of North Carolina's Apprenticeship System
depends upon continued prosperity, further industrial expansion,
and continued vigorous support of the system by management,
labor and the public.
NORTH CAROLINA APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL
Frank Crane, Commissioner of Labor, Chairman
Vacancy, Vice-Chairman
W. Guy Jarrett, Director of Apprenticeship and
Secretary to the Council
EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES EMPLOYER REPRESENTATIVES
WOODROW W. GUNTER CHARLES B. JONES
Hamlet, N. C. Raleigh, N. C.
Radford G. Powell D. W. Randolph
Reidsville, N. C. Canton, N. C.
Dowd L. Rape Charles H. Shaw, Jr.
Monroe, N. C. Greensboro, N. C.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 63
pro
fee
TABLE 23
REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, PARTICIPATING
ESTABLISHMENTS, AND APPRENTICES, BY TYPE OF PROGRAM
tioi Type of program*
Individual Group
All
types
Joint Not-joint Joint
Not-joint
No Union
Union waiver
3,536
1,779
1,757
38
3
35
47
3
44
22
6
16
3,427
1,765
1,662
2
1
1
4,009 251 307 22 3,427 2
2,208
. 7,601
233
1,033
296
1,018
16
162
1,662
5,373
1
15
ogrrams, total
.'ograms with no apprentices .
'^fograms having apprentices . .
g|' stablishments participating
in all programs**
iiStablishments participating in
programs having apprentices
pprentices, total
Icii' pprentices per program
having apprentices
S-j
pprentices per establishment in
programs having apprentices
4.3
3.4
29.5
4.4
23.1
3.4
10.1
10.1
3.2
3.2
15.0
15.0
Group joint
rFOup not-joint
ndividual joint
lildividual not-joint
individual not-joint
*Estimated from other sources.
More than one establishment participating, and a joint committee
of labor and management to effectuate the over-all program.
More thain one establishment participating, but the program effect-uated
by representatives of one party only.
One establishment only, with joint representation of management and
organized labor to effectuate the over-all program.
(No union) one establishment only, but the program effectuated by
management only, because of the absence of an interested union.
(Union waiver) one establishment only, but the program effectuated
by management only, because union has waived participation.
64 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 24
Registered Program — Occupations, and Expected Completion Date
of Registered Apprentices, By Occupation Group
Prog.
Occu- Occups. All Ex
pation Per pected
OCCUPATION GROUP Group Occup. Corn-
Code Group plf- Before
(1) (2) tions 1970
All Occupation Groups 7,601
Architecture and Engineering 00 112 110 38
Architecture and Engineering 01 26 45 14
Mathematics and Physical Science . . 02 3 1
Life Sciences 04
Social Sciences 05
Medicine and Health 07 4
Education 09
Museimi, Library, and
Archival Sciences 10
Law and Jurisprudence 11 1
Religion and Theology 12 1 14 3
Writing 13
Art Work 14 12 1 1
Entertainnient and Recreation 15
Administrative Specialties 16 3
Managerial Work-, N. E. C 18
Miscellaneous Professional,
Technical, and Managerial Work .
.
19
Stenography, Typing, Filing,
and Related Work 20
Computing and Account Recording .
21
Material and Production Recording . . 22
Information and Message
Distribution 23 3 19 10
Miscellaneous Clerical Work 24
Saleswork, Services 25
Saleswork, Commodities 26 2
Saleswork, Commodities 27 1
Saleswork, Commodities 28
Miscellaneous Merchandising Work . . 29 2 4
Domestic Services 30
Food and Beverage Preparation
and Service 31 72 48 10
Lodging and Related Services 32
Barbering, Cosmetology, and
Related Services 33 15 4 3
Amusement and Recreation
Services 34
Miscellaneous Personal Services .... 35
Apparel and Furnishings Services ... 36 30 7 2
Protective Services 37
Building and Related
Services, N. E. C 38
Plant Farming 40
Animal Farming 41 1
Miscellaneous Farming and
Related Work 42 1
Fishery and Related Work 43
Forestry 44
Hunting, Trapping, and
Related Services 45
Agricultural Services 46
Metal Processing 50 11 8 2
Ore Refining and Foundry Work ... 51 15 14 8
Processing, Food and
Related Products 52 4
Processing, Paper and
Related Materials 53
Processing, Petroleum and
Related Products 54
Processing, Chemicals and
Related Products 55 3 2
Processing, Wood and
Wood Products 56
Processing, Nonmetallic Minerals
and Related Products 57 2
Processing, Leather and Textiles ... 58 6 4 3
Processing, N. E. C 59 2
Expected Completion Date
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976'
24 31 17
4 9 18
1
4 4 3
n
1 2 6
4 n u
3 19 16
1
1 1 3
1
2 1 3
1 1 4
2
1
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 24 (Continued)
65
OCCUPATION GROUP
Prog.
Occu- Occups. All Ex--
pation Per pected
Group Occup. Corn-
Code Group pk'-
(1) (2) tions
Expected Completion Date
Jefore
1970 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Metal Machining
Metalworking, N. E. C
Meclianical Repairing
Mechanical Repairing
Paperworlcing
Printing
Wood Machining
Machining, Nonmetallic Minerals
and Related Materials
Textile Machine Work
Machine Work, N.E.C
Fabrication, Assembly, and Repair
of Metal Products, N. E. C
Fabrication and Repair of Scientific
and Medical Apparatus, Photo-graphic
and Optical Goods, Watches
and Clocks, and Related Products
Assembly and Repair of
Electrical Equipment
Fabrication and Repair of Products
Made from Assorted Materials . .
.
Painting, Decorating, and
Related Work
Fabrication and Repair of Plastics,
Synthetics, Rubber, and
Related Products
Fabrication and Repair of
Wood Products
Fabrication and Repair of Sand,
Stone, Clay and Glass Products . .
Fabrication and Repair of Textile,
Leather, and Related Products . .
Bench Work, N. E. C
Metal Fabricating, X. E. C
Welding, Flame Cutting, and
Related Work
Electrical Assembling, Installing,
and Repairing
Painting, Plastering, Waterproofing,
Cementing, and Related Work .
.
Excavating, Grading, Paving,
and Related Work
Construction Work, N. E. C
Structural Work, X. E. C
Motor Freight Transportation
Transportation Work, N.E.C
Packaging and Materials Handling .
Extraction of Minerals
Logging
Production and Distribution
of Utilities
Amusement, Recreation, and Motion
Picture Work, N. E. C
Graphic Art Work
327
11
868
291
5
251
74
4
43
1
623
20
725
411
13
243
33
1
137
220
1
305
186
134
14
62
132
1
77
43
25
1
17
149
9
164
90
2
38
6
1
25
122
9
179
92
11
46
12
33
71 75 142 42 9 42 49
72 166 104 56 11 18 19
73 11 12 2 2 3 5
74 1
75 5 36 16 6 14
76 7 2 2
77 8 13 2 2 6 3
78 77 30 10 4 4 12
79
80 692 725 362 96 129 138
81 6 1 1
82 396 2,021 999 219 372 431
84 106 80 43 11 12 14
85 40 39 10 10 19
86 798 1,776 899 198 302 377
89 20 12 7 3 2
90 2 6 3 1 2 u
91 1 u
92
q,s 4 6 2 3 1
94
95
96
97 151 101 57 6 16 22
66 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 25
Journeymen Employed and Estimated Potential Apprentices, By Occupation
Group, In Programs Currently Registered and Reported to the Bureau of
Apprenticeship
OCCUPATION GROUP
Apprentices
Occiip. Estimated-
Group Journey- Actual Estimated
Code men Potential
Ratio
Actual Potential
All Occupation Groups
Architecture and Engineering 00
Architecture and Engineering 01
Mathematics and Physical Science 02
Life Sciences 04
Social Sciences 05
Medicine and Health 07
Education 09
Museum, Library, and Archival Science 10
Law and Jurisprudence 11
Religion and Theology 12
Writing 13
Art Work 14
Entertainment and Recreation 15
Administrative Specialties 16
Managerial Work, N. E. C 18
Miscellaneous Professional, Technical and
Managerial Work 19
Stenography, Typing, Filing,
and Related Work 20
Computing and Account Recording 21
Material and Production Recording 22
Information and Message Distribution 23
Miscellaneous Clerical Work 24
Saleswork, Services 25
Saleswork, Commodities 26
Saleswork, Commodities 27
Saleswork, Commodities 28
Miscellaneous Merchandising Work 29
Domestic Services 30
Food and Beverage Preparation and Service.. 31
Lodging and Related Service 32
Barbering, Cosmetology, and Related Services. 33
Amusement and Recreation Services 34
Miscellaneous Personal Services 35
Apparel and Furnishings Services 36
Protective Services 37
Building and Related Services, N. E. C 38
Plant Farming 40
Animal Farming 41
Miscellaneous Farming and Related Work ... 42
Fishery and Related Work 43
Forestry 44
Hunting, Trapping, and Related Services .... 45
Agricultural Services 46
Metal Processing

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BIENNIAL REPORT
OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
JULY 1, 1968 TO JUNE 30, 1970
ISSUED BY
THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Frank Crane, Commissioner
RALEIGH
BIENNIAL REPORT
OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
JULY 1, 1968 TO JUNE 30, 1970
ISSUED BY
THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Frank Crane, Commissioner
RALEIGH
Edited by the Information Service
Fall, 1970
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
The Honorable Robert W. Scott
Governor of North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dear Governor Scott
:
I have the honor and pleasure to submit to you
herewith a report of the work of the Department
of Labor covering the biennial period of July 1,
1968 to June 30, 1970.
In transmitting this report to you, I wish to
acknowledge the fine cooperation of the heads of
the various divisions of the Department of Labor
which made possible the many accomplishments
and services to the people of North Carolina
which are recorded in this volume.
Respectfully,
Frank Crane,
Commissioner of Labor
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Letter of Transmittal 3
Organization Chart of the Department of Labor 6
Biennial Report of the Commissioner of Labor 7
Report of Expenditures 18
Division of Standards and Inspections 20
Industrial Safety and Labor Regulations Inspections 26
Licensing of Private Employment Agencies 30
Boiler Inspections 32
Elevator Inspections 35
Mine and Quarry Inspections 38
Construction Safety Inspections 47
Special Safety Services 49
Division of Conciliation and Arbitration 55
Division of Apprenticeship Training 60
Publications and Research 69
Index of Publications 71
Division of Statistics 74
Index of Statistical Tables 132
ORGANIZATION CHART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
General Assembly of North Carolina
Department of Labor
Commissioner of Labor
Deputy Commissioner of Labor
Division of
Standards and I—,
Inspections
Bureau of
General
Inspections
Bureau of
Boiler Inspections
Bureau of
Elevator
Inspections
Bureau of
Mine & Quarry
Inspections
Bureau of
Construction
Safety Inspections
Office Administration
and
Budget Accounts
State Minimum Wage Law
State Child Labor Law
State Maximum Hour Law
Safety & Health Regulations
Child Labor Certification,
in cooperation with Supts.
of Public Welfare
COOPERATING BOARDS
AND AGENCIES
North Carolina Board
of Boiler Rules
State Apprenticeship
Council
North Carolina
Arbitration Panel
Safety Advisory Board
In Cooperation with the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, U. S.
Department of Labor
Arbitration
Service
Division of
Conciliation
Division of
Apprenticeship
Training
Bureau of
Labor for
the Deaf
Information
Service
Division of
Statistics
i
BIENNIAL REPORT
of the
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR
The economy of North Carolina continued to move in its
established direction of long-term growth and diversification
during the biennial period from July 1, 1968 to June 30, 1970.
Effects of the national economic recession of 1969-70 were re-flected
in North Carolina largely in a slowdown in the rate of
growth of some segments of the economy.
Despite this slowdown, new records were set during the
1968-70 biennium in total employment in nonfarm establish-ments,
with both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing em-ployment
groups sharing in the gains. Record-high levels of
building construction were recorded in the State's 36 cities of
more than 10,000 population. Earnings of industrial and other
nonfarm employees advanced to new high levels. Per capita
income increased substantially each year of the biennium.
Employment Gains
Employment in nonagricultural establishments increased 3.9
per cent during the two-year period, rising from a total of
1,680,200 in June, 1968, to 1,746,100 in June, 1970. This growth
represented a substantial gain, although it was less than the
5.4 per cent increase in nonfarm employment recorded during
j the 1966-68 biennial period. The net increase amounted to 65,900
more people employed in nonfarm establishments in June, 1970,
than in June, 1968.
The greater part of this increase took place in nonmanufac-turing
types of employment. Factory employment, which was
I
affected most by the 1969-70 recession, increased by only 7,400
during the biennium, or slightly more than one per cent, rising
from 691,800 in June, 1968, to 699,200 in June, 1970.
Employment in nonmanufacturing establishments, exclusive
of agriculture, increased 58,500, or nearly six per cent, rising
from 988,400 in June, 1968, to 1,046,900 in June, 1970. Seven
major employnient groups accounted for most of this gain : con-struction;
transportation, communications and public utilities;
wholesale trade ; retail trade ; finance, insurance and real estate
;
service industries; and Federal, State and local government.
Each of these groups gained several thousand employees during
the biennial period.
8 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
Earnings Increase
Average hourly earnings of the nearly 700,000 factory em-ployees
in North Carolina increased 27 cents during the bien-nium,
rising from $2.17 in June, 1968, to $2.44 in June, 1970,
for a two-year gain of 12.4 per cent. This increase was fraction-ally
higher than the 12 per cent increase recorded during the
preceding two years.
The average workweek in manufacturing maintained a high
level during the biennium, although it was affected adversely
to some extent during the 1969-70 recession. For the 24-month
period as a whole, the factory workweek averaged 40.3 hours.
Weekly earnings of employees in manufacturing registered
an increase of 8.3 per cent, rising from an average of $89.19 in
June, 1968, to $96.62 in June, 1970.
These higher levels of employment and earnings, together
with the high average factory workweek, combined with wage
gains and much higher employment increases in the State's
major nonmanufacturing industries, were widely reflected in
the North Carolina economy in the form of higher purchasing
power, increasing per capita income, larger sales of goods and
services, and higher State and Federal revenue collections.
Building in N. C. Cities
Building in North Carolina cities during the 1968-70 bien-nial
period totaled $1,084,700,241, increasing by more than 25
per cent over the total recorded for the 1966-68 biennium. This
increase was counter to the nationwide decline in building
during the same period. Record highs were reached in both
1968 and 1969 in the North Carolina cities, although a definite
slowdown in building became evident during the last half of
1969 and the first half of 1970.
Per Capita Income
Higher earnings of employees in nonmanufacturing, together
with expanded industrial payrolls and higher factory earnings,
have been instrumental in bringing large advances in North
Carolina's per capita income during recent years. According to
the Employment Security Commission, total gross worker earn-ings
in covered employment amounted to $5,844,448,815 in 1967.
During 1968 this figure increased by 13 per cent, rising to
Biennial Report op The Department of Labor 9
$6,617,384,935. In 1969 a further increase of 11 per cent brought
the year's total to $7,380,667,831.
According to releases of the U. S. Department of Commerce,
the State's per capita income has increased steadily, year after
year, as follows:
1960 $1,561
1961 1,626
1962 1,727
1963 1,804
1964 1,919
1965 2,054
1966 2,278
1967 2,439
1968 2,659
1969 2,888
The North Carolina increase in per capita income between
1968 and 1969 amounted to 8.7 per cent, placing the State in
41st rank among the 50 states and amounting to 79 per cent
of the national per capita income figure of $3,680 for the year
1969.
10 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 1
1969 PER CAPITA INCOME, BY STATES
(Source: Office of Business Economics, U. S. Department of Commerce)
1969 %
Per Increase
Capita 1959-
State Income 1969
UNITED STATES. $3687 94.5
Alabama 2582 94.2
Alaska 4460 123.8
Arizona 3327 132.4
Arkansas 2488 105.3
California 4290 103.4
Colorado 3604 101.6
Connecticut 4595 102.7
Delaware 4107 85.5
Florida 3525 140.6
Georgia 3071 129.1
Hawaii 3928 132.7
Idaho 2953 72.4
Illinois 4285 83.7
Indiana 3687 93.0
Iowa 3549 85.6
Kansas 3488 80.6
Kentucky 2847 97.7
Louisiana 2781 94.9
Maine 3054 75.4
Maryland 4073 120.4
Massachusetts 4156 87.2
Michigan 3994 100.3
Minnesota 3635 97.8
Mississippi 2218 103.5
Missouri 3458 79.8
1969 %
Per Increase
Capita 1959-
State Income 1969
Montana $3130 61.5
Nebraska 3609 89.5
Nevada 4458 163.9
New Hampshire . . . 3471 100.4
New Jersey 4241 91.3
New Mexico 2897 63.4
New York 4442 83.3
North Carolina 2888 123.3
North Dakota 3012 94.9
Ohio 3738 82.1
Oklahoma 3047 89.4
Oregon 3573 89.8
Pennsylvania 3659 75.0
Rhode Island 3858 90.4
South Carolina 2607 124.1
South Dakota 3027 103.6
Tennessee 2808 107.4
Texas 3259 102.6
Utah 2997 86.9
Vermont 3247 111.9
Virginia 3307 120.8
Washington 3848 100.2
West Virginia 2603 61.2
Wisconsin 3632 83.6
Wyoming 3353 50.1
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 11
TABLE 2
NORTH CAROLINA'S PER CAPITA INCOME
1929-1969
(As reported in publications of the U. S. Department of Commerce)
N. C. Per N. C. Per N. C. Per
Year Capita Income Year Capita Income Year Capita Income
1929 $334 1943 691 1957 1369
1930 293 1944 765 1958 1436
1931 248 1945 821 1959 1510
1932 187 1946 858 1960 1561
1933 207 1947 894 1961 1626
1934 245 1948 973 1962 1727
1935 269 1949 940 1963 1804
1936 295 1950 1037 1964 1919
1937 321 1951 1139 1965 2054
1938 296 1952 1181 1966 2278
1939 316 1953 1223 1967 2439
1940 328 1954 1239 1968 2659
1941 426 1955 1313 1969 2888
1942 575 1956 1377
Long-Term Industrial Growth
Total nonagricultural employment has increased at an un-precedented
rate in North Carolina during the last 10 years,
in consequence of the long-term growth and expansion of the
State's nonfarm economy.
Employment in nonfarm establishments in the State expanded
by 49 per cent between 1959 and 1969, rising from an annual
average of 1,163,700 in 1959 to an average of 1,735,000 in 1969,
for a net gain of 571,300 during the 1959-69 decade. An average
of 57,130 new jobs per year were created in North Carolina in
this 10-year period.
The manufacturing segment of total employment in nonfarm
establishments increased by 43 per cent in the 1959-69 decade,
rising from 496,900 in 1959 to 712,700 in 1969, for a net gain
of 215,800 factory employees. Factory employment expanded
by an average of 21,580 per year during the decade.
Growth in the various segments of nonmanufacturing em-ployment
was considerably higher than in manufacturing. Be-tween
1959 and 1969, nonmanufacturing employment, exclusive
of agriculture, increased by 53 per cent, rising from 666,800 in
1959 to 1,022,300 in 1969, for a net gain of 355,500 jobs. The
yearly average of new nonmanufacturing jobs created during
the decade was 35,550.
12 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 3
EMPLOYMENT IN NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS
IN NORTH CAROLINA: ANNUAL AVERAGES, 1949-1969
All Non-Farm Manufacturing Non-Manufacturing
Year Establishments Establishments Establishments
1949 870,500 387,100 483,400
1950 927,800 418,300 509,500
1951 988,100 432,900 555,200
1952 1,006,500 435,000 571,500
1953 1,022,100 448,700 573,400
1954 1,012,000 436,800 575,200
1955 1,059,400 460,400 599,000
1956 1,099,300 470,600 628,700
1957 1,101,300 470,300 631,000
1958 1,108,800 469,600 639,200
1959 1,163,700 496,900 666,800
1960 1,195,500 509,300 686,200
1961 1,209,100 509,000 700,100
1962 1,258,200 530,500 727,700
1963 1,298,600 542,000 756,600
1964 1,352,100 562,300 789,800
1965 1,425,800 596,200 829,600
1966 1,524,600 644,000 880,600
1967 1,572,500 656,900 915,600
1968 1,678,500 692,200 986,300
1969 1,735,000 712,700 1,022,300
Source: Prepared by Division of Statistics, N. C. Department of Labor, in
Cooperation with Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of
Labor.
TABLE 4
1969 PRODUCTION WORKER EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS IN NORTH
CAROLINA MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, BY INDUSTRY AND RANK
1969 1969 Avg. 1969 Avg.
Average Hourly Weekly
Industry Employment Rank Earnings Rank Earnings Rank
ALL MANUFACTURING 712,700 .. $2.33 .. $94.13
Textile Mill Products 281,900 1 2.26 12 91.30 12
Apparel 72,100 2 1.92 15 71.62 15
Furniture & Fixtures 68,100 3 2.30 11 94.53 11
Electrical Machinery 40,800 4 2.49 10 102.84 9
Food & Kindred Products 40,600 5 2.14 13 87.53 13
Lumber & Wood Products 29,100 6 2.09 14 85.90 14
Machinery 28,600 7 2.62 7 114.49 4
Tobacco Manufactures 28,500 8 2.77 5 101.38 10
Chemicals 26,000 9 2.95 2 119.14 3
Paper & Allied Products 16,800 10 3.11 1 133.42 1
Fabricated Metals 16,700 11 2.71 6 112.74 6
Stone, Clay & Glass Products.. 14,900 12 2.51 9 103.91 8
Printing & Publishing- 14,300 13 2.89 3 114.16 5
Transportation Equipment 6,900 14 2.60 8 108.68 7
Primary Metals 5,400 15 2.86 4 119.83 2
Source: 1969 Annual Report of Employment, Hours and Earnings, Prepared
by Division of Statistics, N. C. Department of Labor, in Cooperation
with Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 13
Labor-Management Relations
Labor-management relations have continued to be exception-ally
peaceful and productive in North Carolina, with relatively
few interruptions of work and little time lost from production
as a result of strikes. The great majority of cases involving
negotiations between labor and management have been settled
amicably without loss of production or working time.
The total of man-days idle as a result of strikes in North
Carolina continued to amount to only a small fraction of one
per cent of the national total and an even smaller fraction of
total estimated working time in the State. In 1968 there were
45 strikes involving 15,238 workers and 167,910 man-days idle.
Per cent of the national total of strike idleness in 1968 was
0.34%. In 1969 there were 50 strikes involving 11,048 workers
and 224,191 man-days idle. Per cent of the national total of
strike idleness was 0.52%.
As a percentage of total estimated working time in private,
nonfarm industry. North Carolina's 11,048 man-days of strike
idleness in 1969 amounted to just six-hundredths of one per cent
(0,06%). North Carolina was one of 13 states in which man-days
idle on account of work stoppages during 1969 amounted
to less than one-tenth of one per cent of total estimated working
time, according to the U. S. Department of Labor's Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
In the 29 years since the Division of Conciliation and Arbitra-tion
was established in the North Carolina Department of Labor,
this record of peaceful and productive labor-management rela-tions
has been the rule rather than the exception. It is attribut-able
to the peaceful climate of industrial relations which has
long prevailed in the State, and in part to the effective work of
the Conciliation Service with management and labor.
Industrial Directory
Early in 1970, the Department of Labor published the 1970
Supplement to the 1968 edition of the North Carolina Directory
of Manufacturing Firms. This Supplement has been furnished
free to the more than 4,000 people who have purchased the
Directory. It contains some 1,200 additional manufacturing plant
listings and, in combination with the Directory, provides essen-tial
information on approximately 7,900 North Carolina manu-facturing
establishments.
14 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
As industry in North Carolina expands with the establishment
of new manufacturing plants, it is important that persons in-terested
in and depending upon a knowledge of these changes '
have access to a concise record of this growth. The Directory of '
Manufacturing Firms, and its scheduled Supplement, are pub-lished
to serve this demand. The record of Directory sales attests
to the value of these publications.
Industrial Safety
Slow but sustained progress continues to be made in reducing
the number and severity of disabling injuries which occur in
North Carolina industry. The most recent evidence of this was
a 2.7 per cent reduction during the year 1968 in the disabling
injury frequency rate in all manufacturing.
Accident reports gathered by Labor Department inspectors
from 5,192 North Carolina manufacturing plants showed a
combined disabling injury frequency rate of 7.4 such injuries
per million manhours during 1968 — an all-time low rate for \
industry in our State and a reduction of 2.7 per cent from the
7.6 rate reported for 1967. The final 1968 rate is based upon
a total of 1,173,952,822 manhours of work reported by the 5,192
manufacturing establishments, in the course of which a total
of 8,733 disabling injuries were experienced.
The frequency rate of North Carolina manufacturing indus-tries
in 1968 was 47 per cent below the nationwide rate of 14.0
for manufacturing.
Labor Legislation
The 1969 General Assembly enacted three amendments to the
North Carolina Minimum Wage Law which have proved to be
soundly conceived and to be serving their intended purposes.
First, the minimum wage was increased from $1.00 per hour
to $1.25 per hour for covered employees. This amendment be-came
effective on July 1, 1969. An estimated 30,000 employees
benefitted, in varying degrees, from this amendment.
Secondly, pin boys employed by bowling alleys — formerly
exempt from coverage — were brought under coverage of the
$1.25 hourly minimum wage. This amendment became effective
on January 1, 1970.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 15
Thirdly, full-time students 16 years of age or older — also
formerly exempt from coverage — were brought under coverage
of the $1.25 hourly minimum wage, effective January 1, 1970.
However, under a Regulation subsequently adopted by the State
Apprenticeship Council, full-time student-learners enrolled in
a recognized training program may be paid a special minimum
rate of not less than $1.10 an hour. It should be noted that both
this amendment to the law and the Regulation permitting the
special sub-minimum rate apply only to certain full-time student-learners
who are at least 16 years of age. Students 14 and 15
years of age are not covered by the Minimum Wage Law, nor
does the special Regulation apply to them.
No other new groups were brought under coverage of the
law by the 1969 General Assembly. Still specifically exempt
from the law are farm laborers, domestic servants, workers in
eleemosynary institutions primarily supported by public funds,
newsboys, shoe shine boys, caddies on golf courses, baby sitters,
ushers, doormen, cashiers in theatres, and various other specified
groups of employees.
Needed Legislation
In keeping with the premise that "a laborer is worthy of his
hire," I recommend that the general Assembly of 1971 give
serious consideration to increasing the present statutory mini-mum
wage of $1.25 an hour in North Carolina to a figure which
reflects the increased cost of living and other current economic
conditions. When the 1971 General Assembly meets, it will have
been 12 years since the 1959 legislature made North Carolina
the only State in the Southeast to enact a State Minimum Wage
Law for the protection of employees not covered by Federal Law.
Originally set at 75 cents an hour, the minimum wage was
raised to 85 cents by the 1963 General Assembly, to $1.00 by
the 1965 Assembly, and to $1.25 by the 1969 legislature. Mean-while,
both the cost of living and prevailing wage levels
throughout most industry and commerce have continued to rise
sharply. The Federal minimum wage for covered employees
doing work comparable to that performed by employees covered
only by the State law is now $1.60 per hour. The cost of living
has spiralled upward without let or hindrance, increasing by
nearly 12 per cent in the last 24 months.
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In order for our State minimum wage to remain meaningful
to the North Carolina workers protected by it but not covered
by the Federal statute, it is obvious that an increase from the)
present $1.25 an hour is in order. I recommend, therefore, that
the 1971 General Assembly give its conscientious consideration
to this compelling need.
Department Needs
Continuing industrial expansion and general growth of North
Carolina's economy have left the Department of Labor seriously
under-staffed in the areas of industrial safety inspection, con-struction
safety inspection, and elevator safety inspection. For
this reason, we have requested in our "B" Budget a total of
three additional employees — one inspector in each of these
three categories. These inspectors are urgently needed to enable
us to keep pace with the expansion of all these areas of our
economy. In support of these requests, I submit for considera-tion
the following facts
:
Expansion of North Carolina's economy automatically creates
an increased need and demand for Labor Department inspection
services. The past two years, 1968 and 1969, have brought a
very large increase in the number of establishments and em-ployees
which must be inspected and serviced by the Department
of Labor.
During 1968, employment in nonfarm establishments in the
State increased 106,000. In 1969, there was a further increase
of 56,500. During the two years combined, 162,500 new em-ployees
were added to the labor force in the State's nonfarm
establishments. A total of 55,800 of these new employees are
working in new or expanded manufacturing establishments. An
additional 106,700 new employees are working in trade, services,
construction, and various other enterprises, most of which are
subject to Labor Department inspections for safety and for
compliance with the Minimum Wage, Maximum Hour, and Child
Labor Laws.
Approximately 1,200 new manufacturing establishments are
listed in the 1970 Supplement to the Noi^th Carolhia Directory of
Manufacturing Firms. Most of these industries are new plants
which have gone into operation since publication of the Directory
in 1968.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 17
The one Industrial Safety Inspector requested is needed to
help the Department of Labor maintain existing levels of
service for the 162,500 new employees and 1,200 new plants
created during the past two years. Without some relief in the
form of new inspection personnel, our safety and Labor Law
inspection programs cannot keep pace with our expanded econ-omy
and will fall far behind.
The one additional Construction Safety Inspector requested
is to enable us to maintain existing levels of service with regard
to safety inspection and education in the construction industry.
Employment in this great industry expanded by 5,900 during
the past two years, rising to a total of 96,800 in 1969. Building
activity has climbed to a new high every year for the past twelve
years in our cities of more than 10,000 population, and in 1969
reached a record total of $579,476,452. This expansion of both
construction employment and building activity has left us short-handed
in safety inspection personnel, and at the same time has
created greater hazards to life and limb among the employees
of this industry.
The one additional Elevator Inspector requested is needed to
help us keep pace with the tremendous expansion which has
taken place in the past two years in elevator and escalator in-itj
stallations and in new installation of ski-lifts, amusement de-vices,
aerial passenger tramways, and other types of special
equipment which are now subject to annual inspection and cer-tification
by the Department of Labor.
During 1968 the Elevator Bureau inspected and approved 243
new installations valued at $5,044,583. In 1969, a total of 316
new installations costing $7,513,741 were inspected and ap-proved.
During the first six months of 1970 alone, there were
215 new installations costing $9,028,852.
Since November, 1969, we have had the additional responsi-bility
of inspecting and certifying Aerial Passenger Tramways.
In midsummer, 1970, there were 44 of these units operating in
Western North Carolina, and more were slated to begin op-erating
before the end of 1970. The Elevator Inspector assigned
to Asheville had to spend 88 workdays inspecting these units
alone during the last eight months.
Other new duties of the Bureau of Elevator Inspections in-clude
the inspection of amusement devices at fairs, carnivals and
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shopping centers. This additional work is taking an increasing
amount of our inspectors' time which formerly was devoted tc
routinely scheduled elevator safety inspections.
Only one additional Elevator Inspector position has been ap-proved
for this Bureau in the last 12 years. With only four Ele-vator
Inspectors (operating from Asheville, Charlotte, Greens-boro
and Raleigh) to cover the entire State, it is absolutely im-possible
for us to inspect all passenger elevators for safety every
six months as required by the Elevator Safetj^ Code.
Division Reports
Activities and accomplishments of the Department of Labor
during the 1968-70 biennium are set forth in the various Division
Reports which follow, by Deputy Commissioner of Labor Lewis
P. Sorrell, Chief of the Division of Standards and Inspections
;
Mr. Donald A. Cilley, Director of the Division of Conciliation!
and Arbitration; Mr. W. Guy Jarrett, Director of the Division
of Apprenticeship Training; Mr. William L. Strickland, Director
of the Division of Statistics; and the Department's several sub-division
and Bureau heads.
TABLE 5
REPORT OF EXPENDITURES, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
1968-1969
REVENUE:
Appropriation-Chapter 1107, P. L. 1967 $ 832,793.00
Boiler Bureau Fees for Inspections 156,090.64
Industrial Directory Sales 12,193.59
Veterans Administration 31,409.84
Sale of Property 617.65
$1,033,104.72
REFUNDS:
Refund of Expenditures $ 606.23 $1,033,710.95
EXPENDITURES:
Expenditures $ 933,540.92
Refund of Expenditures 606.23 934,147.15
Unexpended Balance Reverted to General Fund 99,563.80
PURPOSES:
Administration $ 72,181.13
Employment for the Deaf 10,998.00
Statistical Division 29,253.31
Data Processing Operation 21,748.67
Standards and Inspections 519,228.92
Apprenticeship Training 103,351.90
Conciliation Service 30,414.36
Arbitration Panel 233.60
Boiler Bureau 135,806.36
Directory 10,324.67
$ 933,540.92
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'"StoBJECTS:
Salaries and Wages $ 763,211.73
Supplies and Materials 7,297.15
Communications 16,802.88
Travel Expense 100,060.86
Printing and Binding 16,503.99
Repairs and Alterations 440.65
general Expense 13,525.12
Equipment 4,700.54
Transfers to other codes 10,998.00
$ 933,540.92
TABLE 6
REPORT OF EXPENDITURES, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
1969-1970
REVENUE:
Appropriation-Chapter 807, P. L. 1969 $1,023,670.00
Boiler Bureau Fees for Inspections 178,168.34
Industrial Directory Sale 9,971.85
Veterans Administration 47,444.62
Sale of Property 488.86
Deferred Obligations 2,611.00
$1,262,354.67
REFUNDS:
Refund of Expenditures $ 2,975.56 $1,265,330.23
EXPENDITURES:
Expenditures $1,183,945.43
Refund of Expenditures 2,975.56 $1,186,920.99
Unexpended Balance Reverted to General Fund. 78,409.24
PURPOSES:
Administration $ 89,456.95
EmplojTTient for the Deaf 10,998.00
Statistical Division 38,809.60
Data Processing Operation 26,216.03
Standards and Inspections 659,849.55
Apprenticeship Training 147,157.76
Conciliation Service 30,530.77
Arbitration Panel 225.30
Boiler Bureau 180,457.77
Directory 243.70
$1,183,945.43
OBJECTS:
Salaries and Wages $ 868,087.08
Supplies and Materials 8,647.65
Communications 17,236.62
Travel Expense 126,770.64
Printing and Binding 13,587.81
Repairs and Alterations 589.98
General Expense 16,361.96
Equipment 7,967.88
Transfer to other codes 10,998.00
Retirement Contributions 77,757.52
Social Security Contributions 35,940.29
$1,183,945.43
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DIVISION OF STANDARDS AND INSPECTIONS
Lewis P. Sorrell,
Deputy Commissioner of Labor
The Division of Standards and Inspections performs a variety
of inspection and investigation work required of the Department
of Labor by statute. It enforces the Child Labor Law, the Mini-mum
Wage Law, the Maximum Hour Law, Boiler Law, Elevator
Safety Code, Mine and Quarry Safety Code, and the Construction
Safety Code. The Division also plans, develops, recommends for
adoption, and enforces Safety and Health Standards designed
to eliminate or minimize industrial hazards and provide better
working conditions throughout North Carolina industry.
Included in the Division of Standards and Inspections are
bureaus and sections which perform the following functions:
Industrial Safety and Labor Regulations Inspections.
Licensing and Supervision of Private Employment Agencies.
Boiler Inspections.
Elevator Inspections.
Mine and Quarry Inspections.
Construction Safety Inspections.
Special Safety Services.
Industrial Safety and Labor
Regulations Inspections
A total of 38,767 inspections were made during the 1968-70
biennium, in establishments employing a total of 1,892,317 em-ployees.
This represents an increase over the preceding biennium
of 2,676 inspections and 85,779 employees. Many of these es-tablishments
were inspected more than once and some of them
more than twice during the two-year period, which fact ac-counts
for the number of employees cited being larger than the
State's total employment in nonagricultural establishments.
Excellent compliance with the Minimum Wage Law, Maximum
Hour Law, and Child Labor Law has continued in North Caro-lina
during the last two years and satisfactory progress con- '
tinues to be made in promoting safer and more healthful work
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 21
ing conditions. Our inspectors made a total of 21,622 recom-mendations
regarding compliance with the Labor Laws and im-plementation
of the Safety and Health Standards during the
1968-70 biennium — an increase of 2,512 over the previous two
years— and secured 21,396 compliances in response to these
recommendations, for an increase of 3,202 over the preceding
biennium.
The work of our industrial safety inspection staff is concerned
with the maintenance of safe and healthful working conditions
in all places of industrial employment. The principal function of
these inspectors is to discover hazards to safety and health, to
discuss these hazards with management, and to advise manage-ment
of the best methods of carrying out the provisions of the
Safety and Health Standards. Another of their important func-tions
is making special investigations in response to complaints
indicating possible violations of the Labor Laws or Safety and
Health Standards.
The work of our labor regulations inspection staif is similar
to that performed by our industrial safety inspectors, except
that the former work chiefly in the State's retail trade, service
and other intrastate establishments. These inspections empha-
' size compliance with the laws governing child labor, female em-ployees,
and enforcement of the State Minimum Wage Law.
A more detailed exposition of the work of our industrial safety
and labor regulations inspectors will be found in the report of
Mr. Max Avery, Supervisor, which follows this introductory
section.
Private Employment Agencies
This office continued to serve as the agency charged with
certifying and licensing private employment agencies in the
State. As North Carolina has continued to expand commercially
and industrially, this activity has grown and each year brings
many new^ applications for operating licenses. By the end of the
fiscal year 1969-70, there were a total of 141 private employment
agencies licensed and doing business in North Carolina.
An applicant for a license must submit an application on a
form furnished by the Department of Labor. Before a license
is issued, an investigation is made into the moral character, fi-
22 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
nancial standing and police record (if any) of the applicant by
the Department of Labor. The applicant also must furnish the
names of five well-known, reputable residents of the State who
are familiar with his character and abilities. After a license is
issued to the individual (who may be either the President of a
Corporation, a Partner, or a Manager), that person is held re-sponsible
for the conduct of the agency. Should any change occur
in the position of the licensee, such as by selling the agency, the
license must be returned to the Department of Labor, as these
licenses are not transferable. No agency may operate legiti-mately
without a license from the Department of Labor and a
separate license must be procured for each location. A license
will not be issued to an applicant who has ever been convicted
of a felony. The license must be posted in a conspicuous place in
the agency. Three types of agencies — general, teacher, and
domestic — currently are in operation. General agencies make
placements in the clerical, administrative, sales and technical
fields. Teacher agencies place only teachers, while domestic agen-cies
make placements in the areas of baby sitters, convalescent
attendants, and domestic servants in the home.
Each private employment agency operating in North Caro-lina
is inspected a minimum of twice each year. A copy of the
contract agreement, with rates charged for services rendered,
must be filed with the Commissioner of Labor and must be kept
current as changes occur. The agency inspection includes inves-tigation
of records and reports maintained in the agency such
as job orders, referrals, contracts, names and addresses of all
applicants placed, position, salary, rate charged, and where em-ployed.
Receipts for payment for services rendered and receipts
showing the amounts of any refunds to applicants are inspected.
General compliance of the agency with the Rules and Regulations
prescribed by the Commissioner of Labor is checked. No fee of
any type is permitted to be charged the applicant until place-ment
is made.
This Department has no authority to regulate the placement
fee, and the contract signed by the applicant is considered as a
binding obligation. In the event a complaint is received against
an agency, a representative of the Department of Labor investi-gates
to determine whether a violation has occurred. Appropri-ate
action is taken to correct any infractions of the Rules and
Regulations.
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These agencies have become important to the developing econ-omy
of North Carolina and are expected to continue to play a
significant role in employee placements. More than 43,000 ap-plicants
were placed during the 1968-70 biennial period. A more
Idetailed discussion of the v^ork performed in this regard will be
found in the report of Mrs. Merle Lowe, Administrative Assist-ant.
Boiler Inspections
This Division also uses the services of highly specialized in-jspectors
who devote their full time to the inspection and certifi-
Ication of high and low pressure boilers and hot water tanks
covered by the State Boiler Law.
The number of boilers and tanks in our active files showed a
pronounced increase during the 1968-70 biennium, rising from
a total of 74,250 in the previous two-year period to more than
79,000 currently.
Our Boiler Inspectors made 28,162 field inspections and 1,005
shop inspections during the past two years, investigated one
boiler accident, and made 1,076 compliance visits. Total collec-tions
of the Bureau of Boiler Inspections from fees amounted
to $344,258 during the biennium.
The usefulness and necessity of boiler inspections increases in
proportion to the expanding industrialization of the State. Boiler
owners, operators, employees and the public alike benefit from
the safe operation and maintenance of boilers and hot water
tanks. A more detailed accounting of this work will be found in
the report of Mr. Everette L. Clodfelter, head of the Bureau of
Boiler Inspections.
Elevator Inspections
Highly specialized and technical inspectors also are employed
to keep safe for public usage the thousands of elevators, es-calators,
and other inclined conveyances in use throughout the
State.
Installation of new elevator and escalator equipment and re-modeling
of older equipment continued at a high level during the
past two years. Total estimated expenditures for new installa-tions
reached a total of $19,002,603, nearly doubling the expen-
24 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
ditures reported for the preceding two years, while the number
of new elevators installed increased by more than 27 per cent.
Our revised and updated Elevator Safety Code, which con-forms
with the requirements of the Elevator Safety Code of the
American Standards Association, has now been in effect for
nearly eight years. The revised code has proven to be a great
help to architects and consulting engineers, as well as to the
State Elevator Inspectors.
The revised code covers a variety of special equipment, such
as belt manlifts, chairs, gondolas, cable cars and ski lifts, in
addition to regular elevators, escalators, and dumbwaiters.
A detailed report of elevator inspection activity, with an
exposition of the great increase in inspection workload oc-casioned
by the proliferation of special equipment devices in the
State, will be found in the report of Mr. Charles M. Shaw,
Supervisor.
Mine and Quarry Inspections
Promotion of the health and safety of workers in mines and
quarries is the chief function of our Bureau of Mine and Quarry
Inspections. This Bureau also has the responsibility of enforcing
the occupational health recommendations made as the result of
surveys conducted by the engineering staff of the Occupational
Health Section of the State Board of Health. This working re-lationship
has continued in an effective manner during the
1968-70 biennium.
Mining and quarrying operations continued at an accelerated
pace in North Carolina during the last two years, with the value
of the State's minerals production reaching a total of more than
$145,215,000 during the biennium. This represented an increase
of some $19,000,000 over the total reported for 1966-68. A docu-mented
account of mine and quarry inspection activities will be
found in the report of Mr. J. R. Brandon, Supervisor.
Construction Safety Inspections
The Department of Labor has continued to develop specialized
accident prevention programs and safety educational services
for the purpose of reducing the number and severity of acci-dents
in North Carolina's large construction industry.
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Building in the State's 36 principal cities has reached record-jreaking
highs each year for the past 12 years and during recent
/ears the number of construction industry employees has reached
I seasonal peak of close to 100,000 each year.
Building contracts valued at more than $50,000 each reached
I total value of $1,653,862,000 in the State during the last two
i^ears. There were 1,145 such contracts. These large construc-
;ion projects were made the subject of 2,609 safety inspection
visits and reinspections during the biennium. Including projects
inspected more than once, our safety inspections reached a total
)f 127,236 construction employees.
We have continued to place emphasis upon cooperative safety
educational work with the Associated General Contractors in an
effort to bring hazards to construction workers under more
ffective control. The fact that this work is paying off is attested
jby North Carolina's disabling injury frequency rates for the
onstruction trades, which are only about half as high as the
comparable national rates.
Our Construction Safety Inspectors continue to make effective
use of audio-visual safety educational programs for training
construction supervisory personnel in accident prevention meth-ods.
This program has been well received by contractors, munici-pal
employees, and other groups concerned with construction
;'safety.
A complete account of these activities is given in the report of
VLy. H. M. Brosius, Supervisor.
Special Safety Services
In addition to our regular safety inspection and law-enforce-ment
services, the Division of Standards and Inspections con-tinued
during 1968-70 to promote safety in North Carolina
iindustry through the Department's specialized accident preven-ption
program. This work is aided by the expert advice and
guidance of 19 industrial safety directors employed by leading,
representative industries, who serve without compensation by
the State as the Department's Advisory Board.
This work has been instrumental in helping to effect a re-duction
of more than 50 per cent in the rate of disabling injuries
in North Carolina industry during the last 24 years. When this
26 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
program was first started in 1946, the State's manufacturing
industries had a combined disabling injury frequency rate of
15.8 per million manhours. By 1968, this rate had dropped to
7.4 per million manhours. During the year 1968 alone, compared
with 1967, the rate dropped 2.7 per cent.
A total of 4,301 establishments qualified for safety awards
under the Department's awards program during the biennium
by substantially reducing their injury frequency rates.
Special safety programs have been continued in two indus-tries
— poultry processing and brick and tile manufacturing. A
sustained inspectional and educational program is being carried
on in each of these industries for the purpose of further reducing
their injury frequency rates. These programs give promise of
being as successful as similar ones which have achieved ex-cellent
results in several industries in years past.
A complete account of this work will be found in the report
of Mr. W. C. Creel, Supervisor.
The remainder of this report of the Division of Standards and
Inspections will consist of the individual reports of the various
Bureau heads, as previously cited.
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND LABOR REGULATIONS
INSPECTIONS
Max L. Avery, Supervisor
Industrial Safety and Labor Regulations Inspectors of the
Division of Standards and Inspections completed 38,767 inspec-tions
during the 1968-1970 biennium. This represents an approx-imate
increase of 2,676 inspections over the number completed
in the 1966-1968 biennium. While there was an increase in the
minimum wage rate provided in the North Carolina Minimum
Wage Law on July 1, 1969, there was no concentration of the
inspection program because of that increase. We feel the in-crease
in the number of inspections completed can be attributed
to improvement in inspection techniques and to better pro-gramming
and planning of inspection itineraries.
The 38,767 inspections were made in establishments employing
a total of 1,892,317 employees. The number of employees in
establishments inspected was approximately 85,779 more than
CO
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 27
;he number employed in establishments inspected in the 1966-
if|l968 biennium. Most of the establishments inspected were in-pected
at least twice and some more than twice.
The inspectors also made 707 special investigations in response
bo complaints alleging violations of the State Minimum Wage
ds Law, Maximum Hour Law, Child Labor Law and /or Safety and
Health Standards. This is an increase of 74 over the previous
biennium. However, it is approximately the same number of
complaints investigated during the 1964-1966 biennium. This
indicates a continued leveling off of valid complaints as to the
State Minimum Wage Law and the amended State Maximum
Hour Law and Child Labor Law. Many complaints have been
referred to the U. S. Department of Labor, Wage-Hour Division,
due to the expanded coverage of the federal law, which hereto-pre
would have been subjct to the state regulations. The special
investigations made in response to complaints were given pri-ority
over regular inspection work and were investigated as
Quickly as the work load would permit. In each case where viola-tions
were found immediate action was taken to secure com-pliance.
Additional special investigations were made by inspectors in
%2 industrial accident cases involving fatal or disabling injuries
to workers. These investigations were made to determine the
exact causes of the accidents, if possible, and to develop safe-guards
and methods of preventing similar accidents in the
future.
Reinspections or compliance visits were made in 1,020 in-
'stances to secure compliance with recommendations previously
made to correct violations of the North Carolina Labor Laws
and Safety and Health Standards and assist management with
problems arising in connection with safety, health and working
conditions.
A total of 13,931 conferences were held with employers, em-ployees,
and others for the purpose of explaining the North
Carolina Minimum Wage, Maximum Hour and Child Labor
Laws, Safety and Health Standards, Safety Awards Program
and Special Industry Safety Programs. This represents an in-crease
of approximately 856 over the number of such con-ferences
held in the previous two-year period.
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During this biennium the special industry safety program in
the poultry processing industry has been completed with very
satisfactory results. However, as the result of a special request
from the North Carolina Poultry Processing Association, an
additional visit was made to each plant in hopes of continuing
the fine progress. The special industry safety program in the
brick and tile industry, initiated at the request of the Brick and
Tile Service, Inc., was continued by making three visits to each
plant during the biennium. This renewed program shows good
progress has been made in the reduction of disabling injuries
in the industry.
The entire operations of many firms of the State are com-pletely
subject to the Federal Wage-Hour Law. The number so
covered has increased greatly due to expanded coverage of the
Federal Wage-Hour Law. Since the minimum wage rate set by
the federal law is considerably^ more than the minimum set by
the State Minimum Wage Law, inspections to determine com-pliance
with the State minimum wage in such instances would
be meaningless. It follows then that the number of minimum
wage inspections is gradually decreasing. This is evidenced in
the fact that back wages amounting to $6,736.75 were found due
in a total of only 13 firms during the calendar year of 1968. Back
wages found due during the first half of the calendar year of
^
1969 involved only three employers owing a total of $85.00.
The minimum wage was increased from $1.00 to $1.25 per
hour, effective July 1, 1969. During the last half of the calendar
year of 1969, 211 employers were reported as owing back wages
totaling $43,444.71 to approximately 911 employees. During the
concluding six months of the 1968-70 biennium, from January
through June, 1970, 117 employers were reported as owing back
wages totaling $29,879.92 to 487 employees. These figures in-clude
back wages found due where complaints had been filed and
those found due on routine inspections. All back wage payments
were made voluntarily, pursuant to the findings of our inspec-tors.
The Statute does not give the Department of Labor the
authority to collect back wages for employees.
A total of 21,622 violations of the State Maximum Hour Law,
Child Labor Law and Safety and Health Standards were found
during the biennium. This figure represents an increase of 2,512
violations over the previous biennium. A corresponding increase
of 3,202 compliances were reported for a total of 21,396. A
Biennial Report op The Department of Labor 29
^•^ detailed analysis and breakdown of these violations and com-pliances
are shown in Tables 7 and 8, which accompany this
report.
Where violations of the State Labor Laws are considered
willful and no disposition was shown to correct them, the De-partment
of Labor instituted legal action. Charges were brought
against one employer for violation of the General Statutes of
North Carolina, Section 95-26, for permitting or requiring adult
female employees to work in excess of 55 hours a week. The
employer was found guilty as charged and given a thirty day
suspended jail sentence on the condition that the company pay
a fine of $50 and not violate any labor law for a period of two
years.
TABLE 7
VIOLATIONS NOTED DURING THE BIENNIUM JULY 1, 1968
THROUGH JUNE 30, 1970
Posting Drink-
Child Record Labor Sanita- First ing
INDUSTRY Labor Hours Keeping Law tion Seats Aid Water Safety Total
Textile Yarn & Weave MUls.. 30 33 2 4 92 4 5 1 3,159 3,330
Textile Knit Goods 24 19 2 11 53 3 2 855 969
Other Textiles 8 6 3 19 2 3 1 714 756
Food Products 45 22 3 45 44 2 2 843 1006
Tobacco Manufacturing 1 1 1 4 1 134 142
Apparel Manufacturing 17 10 1 28 61 5 1 427 550
Lumber & Timber 18 5 36 63 5 1,004 1,131
Furniture Manufacturing 36 9 15 81 3 3 9 950 1,106
Paper & Pulp 8 2 3 11 332 356
Printing 26 10 5 19 3 194 257
Chemical Manufacturing 9 2 15 13 1 1 585 626
Stone, Clay & Glass 6 4 8 8 2 285 313
Other Manufacturing 39 13 1 38 85 9 4 2,310 2,499
V\hoIesale Trade 82 5 6 52 56 1 2 2 561 767
Retail Trade 1,535 102 59 460 341 9 11 8 1,319 3,844
Eating & Drinking 1,155 345 123 237 55 13 9 190 2,127
Laundries & Dry Cleaning 41 14 2 24 67 1 6 250 405
Amusement 135 8 9 20 2 1 11 186
Other Service 64 13 1 39 79 5 1 404 606
Other Non-Manufacturing 128 17 12 153 34 4 2 296 646
Grand Total 3,407 640 221 1,197 1,187 34 73 40 14,823 21,622
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TABLE 8
COMPLIANCES NOTED DURING THE BIENNIUM JULY 1, 1968
THROUGH JUNE 30, 1970
Posting Drink-
Child Record Labor Sanita- First ing
INDUSTRY Labor Hours Keeping Law tion Seats Aid Water Safety
Textile Yarn & Weave Mills... 28
Textile Knit Goods 18
Other Textiles 9
Food Products 34
Tobacco Manufacturing
Apparel Manufacturing 13
Lumber & Timber 19
Furniture Manufacturing 32
Paper & Pulp 7
Printing 32
Chemical Manufacturing 13
Stone, Clay & Glass 3
Other Manufacturing 39
Wholesale Trade 68
Retail Trade 1,450
Eating & Drinking 1,121
Laundries & Dry Cleaning .... 28
Amusement 140
Other Service 67
Other Non-Manufacturing 131
Grand Total 3,252
Total
26 2 12 88 6 4 3 3,157 3,326
14 1 12 46 3 1 835 930
6 4 23 2 4 1 714 763
17 4 39 32 739 865
1 1 1 7 1 111 122
6 30 59 7 1 386 502
6 2 40 54 2 6 1,060 1,189
7 16 82 3 4 6 1,021 1,171
2 2 13 1 315 340
11 1 5 20 2 179 250
2 16 10 1 560 602
4 9 10 3 307 336
12 1 34 83 14 4 2,252 2,439
5 7 52 67 1 1 524 725
98 91 465 379 7 13 5 1,296 3,804
351 136 253 61 10 7 1 177 2,117
13 2 27 73 2 6 258 409
11 7 20 2 1 10 191
14 6 47 94 4 2 436 670
19 12 154 43 4 2 280 645
625 273 1,238 1,246 31 79 35 14,617 21,396
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
Mrs. Merle S. Lowe, Administrative Assistant
The Department of Labor is charged with the responsibility of
licensing and supervising the activities of private employment
agencies in North Carolina under General Statutes 95-37 to
95-47.
The number of private employment agencies licensed and op-erating
in the State increased by 40 per cent during the 1968-70
biennium, rising from a total of 101 at the beginning of the
two-year period to 141 at the end.
This rapid growth is attributable to the fact that the economy
of North Carolina is becoming more highly industrialized. Trade,
commerce, construction, finance and services likewise have ex-panded
alongside the growth in manufacturing.
The private employment agencies operating during the last
two years placed a total of 43,353 persons in employment during
the biennial period. This record of placements indicates that
these agencies are an important and integral part of the State's
economy. By bringing qualified candidates and the right job
openings together, they fulfill a vital function for both business
and the public.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 31
This industry has undergone many changes during the past
;wo years. In the fiscal year 1969-70 alone, fifty new agencies
)pened for business and sixteen others closed.
All operating agencies were visited two or more times each
y^ear. Several complaint inspections were made. Most of these
involved complaints concerning the advertising policies of com-peting
agencies or complaints in the area of professional ethics.
la Most of the complaints proved to be unjustified by the facts. The
most flagrant violation found was that of an agency charging a
three dollar registration fee to applicants. This was corrected
immediately and restitution was made to all applicants who had
aid this fee. Some additional complaints were received from
Applicants who protested the amount of fees charged ; this, how-ever,
does not lie within our jurisdiction.
Record keeping in most agencies is excellent, although some
are kept in a careless manner and are difficult to inspect. Sug-gestions
have been made for correcting this situation, which
applies especially to agencies making placements of domestic
workers.
The 1969-70 economic recession has had an effect upon this
industry, resulting in a drop in job orders in some instances.
The labor market is not as tight as it once was. For this reason,
it is now necessary for the agencies to function more efficiently
than in the past, with better screening, testing and more pro-fessional
excellence in making referrals.
Problems confronting the industry are mainly in the area of
selecting, training and keeping qualified counselors. The income
jof counselors ranges from $6,000 to $20,000 annually, depending
upon the efforts expended, together with skills, knowledge and
technique in handling applicants. More fee-paid placements are
I
being made than ever before, especially in the salary brackets
of $6,000 and up. Very few agencies complain about collection
problems.
Privilege taxes imposed upon this industry range from zero
to $150 annually. City and County. This is in addition to the
State tax levied by the N. C. Department of Revenue.
The decade of the 1970's promises to be even more competitive
and productive of changes for private employment agency busi-nesses
than the 1960's. This industry definitely is on the move.
32 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
Data concerning the licensing of these agencies, the types oi
agencies in operation, and employee placements by them, will
be found in the accompanying table.
TABLE 9
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
BIENNIAL REPORT
July 1, 1968 -June 30, 1970
m[
1968-69 1969-70
Licenses Issued 120 159
Agencies Operating 101 141
Personnel Employed 454 616
Franchise Affiliated Agencies 42 63
Non-Franchise Affiliated Agencies 59 78
Domestic Agencies 16 20
General Agencies 87 120
Teacher Agencies 1 1
Emigrant Agencies 0'
Placements
Domestic 7,997 11,095
General & Teacher Agencies 13,635 15,626
Total Placements 21,632 26,721
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BUREAU OF BOILER INSPECTIONS
EvERETTE L. Clodfelter, Supervisor
North Carolina has regulated the design, construction, opera-tion
and maintenance of boilers for the past 35 years. Our origi-nal
State Boiler Law was enacted by the General Assembly of
1935. For more than three decades, this law has been an im-portant
factor in the protection of life and property from the
disastrous results of boiler explosions. Its usefulness has in-creased
along with the increase in power and heating demands
of an industrially expanding State.
The Boiler Law, Rules and Regulations apply to all high and !
low pressure boilers, hot water boilers and supply tanks except
those specifically exempt under General Statute 95-60.
Boilers and pressure vessels covered by the law and which
are insured under a separate policy are inspected by special in-spectors
employed by the various insurance companies and
commissioned by the State of North Carolina. A copy of their
report is forwarded to the Boiler Bureau Office for processing.
Boilers and pressure vessels not insured are inspected by state-in
e
N(
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 33
mployed inspectors. At the present this office receives inspec-ion
reports from approximately 205 special inspectors and 9
tate-employed deputy inspectors, with the Boiler Bureau pro-essing
approximately 90,000 inspection reports each biennium.
North Carolina and other states, cities, counties, and prov-nces
of Canada, which regulate the construction and installation
if boilers and pressure vessels and their safe operation, require
hat such vessels be constructed in accordance with nationally
~- ecognized standards. Boiler and pressure vessel inspectors are
- ;ommissioned by the various jurisdictions to inspect such vessels
|,j luring construction in the manufacturer's plant and at regular
filS ntervals during operation to assure that the various codes and
^. itandards have been met. The duties of the shop inspector is to
20 'eview the design, material specifications, calculations, and weld-
120 ng procedure ; to monitor the manufacturer's quality assurance
§j|)rogram and audit the various nondestructive tests of welds
—
[.e., radiographic, ultrasonic, magnetic particle, dye penetrant,
3tc.
The Bureau now has two full-time deputy shop inspectors,
Dhree part-time shop and field, one who performs inspections
in a manufacturing plant which constructs nuclear vessel parts,
and four inspectors engaged in full-time field inspections. Six of
our inspectors have successfully completed a course in non-destructing
testing, welding and metallurgy at Ohio State Uni-versity
during the 1968-1970 biennium.
We are pleased to report no fatalities occurred in North
Carolina as a result of high or low pressure boiler explosions;
jhowever, there were two explosions of air tanks not covered
by the North Carolina Boiler Law, Rules, and Regulations,
leaving one dead and three seriously injured.
We are also glad to report that no fatalities have occurred in
North Carolina as a result of hot water heater explosions. The
added safety measures which were taken by the Board of Boiler
Rules in response to a series of heater explosions which occurred
during the 1964-1966 biennium are continuing to be a big factor
in reducing the number of explosions of the common domestic
hot water heaters.
Although hot water heaters in private homes are not subject
to inspection by this Bureau, the safety measures taken by the
34 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
Board and the subsequent measures enacted into law by the
General Assembly undoubtedly will save many lives and prevent
much property damage.
At the end of the 1968-70 biennium, the following peoples
were serving as members of the Board of Boiler Rules: ,
North Carolina State Board of Boiler Rules
Frank Crane, Commissioner of Labor, Chairman
R. L. Harrell, Representing Insurance Companies
W. C. Wallin, Representing Operating Engineers
H. J, Lane, Sr., Representing Owners and Users
G. L. Dillon, Jr., Representing Boiler Manufacturers
Bertram Levy, Representing Heating Contractors
A detailed account of the Bureau's inspection activities, rev-enue
received, and operating expenses are noted in the accom-panying
table.
TABLE 10
BUREAU OF BOILER INSPECTIONS
Revenues and Expenses — July 1 , 1 968 - June 30, 1 970
Expenses—Per-diem Boiler Board Members $ 794.15
\
Salaries and Wages all Boiler Bureau Employees $ 263,096.91
Office Supplies and Printing $ 5,374.70
Postage, Telephone and Telegrams $ 5,984.50
General Expenses — Repairs and Alterations $ 305.58
Travel Expense $ 38,727.12
Office Equipment $ 1,981.17 >
U
Total Expenses $ 316,264.13
Appropriated $ 23,558.00
Collections $ 334,258.98
Total Income $ 357,816.98
Less Total Expense $ 316,264.13 \
Income Remaining after Expenses $ +41,552.85
Source of Revenue
Certificate Fees $ 71,022.00
Field Inspections $ 120,284.00
Shop Inspections $ 87,361.00
Special Inspections $ 30,376.00
Commissions and Exam Fees $ 1,010.00
North Carolina Symbol Stamp $ 19.64
Inspection fees collected by Inspectors $ 24,186.34
Total $ 334,258.98
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 35
INSPECTOR'S ACTIVITIES
umber of State Inspectors 9
dumber of State field inspection reports received 28,162
umber of Shop inspection reports received 1,005
W umber of Special inspection reports received 282
otal State reports received 29,449
[umber of Insurance Company inspection reports received . .
.
31,469
Total number of inspection reports received 60,918
[umber of new Insurance Company inspection reports received 4,828
fumber of new State inspection reports received 6,470
Total new reports received 11,298
[umber of Boiler and Tanks condemned or placed out of use —2,815
Results +8,483
ompliance Visits (Misc.) 1,076
toilers and tanks found out of use 1,987
toilers and tanks found insured 394
Conferences 99
Jomplaints investigated 1
tccidents investigated 1
Mrms found out of business 66
Repairs checked 25
Total Visits 3,649
BUREAU OF ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS
Charles M. Shaw, Supervisor
Once again we are pleased to report a decided uptrend in the
Lctivities of the Bureau of Elevator Inspections. During the
.968-70 biennium, the total cost of new elevators, dumbwaiters
ind escalators installed in North Carolina, as reported by the
'levator companies on their applications, was $19,002,660. This
'epresented an increase of more than 97 per cent over the
comparable total reported for the 1966-68 biennium.
Most architects, before letting jobs out for bid, submit archi-
;ectural building prints and elevator specifications to this
3ureau. Following this, the elevator companies submit their
i)lans and application forms to the Bureau for study and ap-
Droval prior to making the installations. The Bureau thoroughly
nspects and tests all new installations before they are approved
for operation.
During the 1968-70 biennium our Elevator Inspectors have
spent more time than ever before in inspecting new installa-ions.
When the inspectors are not engaged in inspecting and
36 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
testing new installations, they are concentrating upon makinji
routine inspections of existing units. These periodic routineh'
scheduled inspections are essential to maintaining the safety o:
elevators.
j
A total of 3,821 inspections — including routine inspections
compliance inspections, and test inspections of new installation; — were made by this Bureau during the 1968-70 biennium.
We are operating at the present time under the 1965 Americaii
Standard Safety Code and will continue this until the neV
American Standard Elevator Code is published in 1971. Revisior
of the rules and regulations governing the safety of elevator;,
is a continuing process. The installation, operation, and mainte
nance of elevators has become more complex during recen'
years as new and more elaborate units, including many "higi
rise" types, have been installed. i
The number of new elevators installed in North Carolina
during the 1968-70 period increased 27.7 per cent over the tota
reported for the 1966-68 biennium.
Since we now have the added responsibility of inspecting anc
certifying a large number of aerial passenger tramways ir
western North Carolina, we have adopted and are using th(i
American Standard Code for Aerial Passenger Tramways. This
Code, which became effective on November 1, 1969, require.'
inspection and approval of these units before they may be put
into actual operation. At present, 44 aerial passenger tramways
have been certified and are in operation, and others are in pro-cess
of construction. Inspection and testing of these units re-quired
a total of 90 work days prior to their approval and cer-i
tification. Still more of these units will be subject to tests anc)
certification next year as their construction is completed.
On November 15, 1969, an additional Elevator Inspector was
added to the Bureau's staff. Of necessity, much of his time had
to be spent on aerial passenger tramway inspections, so thai
his employment has not provided as much relief as we had
hoped for in the field of general elevator inspection work.
We have also adopted a safety code for amusement devices —
such as those used at fairs, carnivals, and some shopping centers — which was published in 1969. We have inspected more thar
500 of these units.
tinel;
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 37
JAMES E. STRATES SHOWS
Winter Quarters
P. 0. Box 55
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
October 30, 1970
ijj Frank Crane, Commissioner
Department of Labor
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dear Commissioner Crane
•icai
m
sioi I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere
tori jappreciation to you and the members of your department that
nte were so very cooperative in spending the time with us at the
'^"'i State Fair inspecting rides and making sure that they were safe
for the general public.
In all of the states that we play, there are not more than a
couple that take the time or express the desire to help us main-tain
a safety standard of excellence. Until this year, the State
of New York lead the eastern seaboard as far as giving us
assistance in any problems we might have on our midway. This
year, Charles Shaw and his men were extremely helpful in the
inspection of all our riding devices. You might be interested to
know that we are the only show in the industry that has a ride
inspection each day.
I personally am a believer of preventive maintenance and cer-tainly
our organization has been fortunate to enjoy a very fine
premium which I contribute directly to our daily inspections.
I would like to suggest, if it is at all possible, that Mr. Shaw
make a trip to Orlando sometime after the first of the year,
when all our equipment is dis-assembled and being inspected for
the coming season. I think that he is the first individual on the
state level that has a real understanding of equipment and the
principles of safety relating to the assembling and dis-assem-bling
of this type of equipment.
I just want to thank you again. I'm sorry I didn't have the
opportunity to meet you, but I am looking forward to that
another year, God willing.
Respectfully yours,
E. James Strates
EJS:lk
cc : Commissioner James Graham
38 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 11
ELEVATOR INSPECTION REPORT
Summary of Activities from July 1, 1968 to June 30, 1970 '
Approval of Plans and Specifications for New Installations 664
Approval of Plans and Specifications for Major Repairs and i
Alterations of Existing Installations J
Test and Inspection of New Elevator Installations 57£
Test and Inspection of New Dumbwaiters 5i
Certificates Issued for New Installations 526
Regular Inspection of Existing Elevators 2,32'3
Elevators Condemned for Further Use
Compliance Inspections 871
Elevator Accidents Investigated 12
Conferences with Various Elevator Concerns, Architects
and Building Owners 962
Inspection of Escalators 76
Certificates Reissued for Existing Elevators 964
Elevators Discarded or Being Replaced as a Result of
Inspection Recommendations 37
Cost Estimated by Elevator Concerns for New Elevator
Equipment for the Biennium $19,002,603.00
AERIAL PASSENGER TRAMWAYS
Aerial Passenger Tramways in Operation 44
Certificates Issued 44
Inspection, load & safety test 44
Regular Inspections 95
Compliance Inspections 32
Total Days Worked on Inspections 90
AMUSEMENT DEVICES INSPECTED
Excess of 500 units.
BUREAU OF MINE AND QUARRY INSPECTIONS
J. R. Brandon, Siipervisor
Mineral Production
The dollar value and tonnage of North Carolina's mineral
products continued to increase in 1968 and 1969, and all-time
highs were recorded each year. The production of approximately
85,000,000 tons of mineral products, valued at over $145,000,000
during the two-year period covered by this report, exceeded the
previous two-year totals by approximately 5,000,000 tons and
$19,000,000.
In 1968, mine, pit and quarry production of all types of min-erals
amounted to over 41,000,000 tons, valued at approximately
$69,000,000. Production during 1969 came to almost 44,000,000
tons, valued at over $76,000,000.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 39
Gains and Losses
The market for North Carohna's mineral products continued
to expand during 1968 and 1969, and in many instances, pro-ducers
were hard-pressed to meet the demand created by rapid
industrial growth, highway and building construction and a
jlgeneral growth in the North Carolina and national economy.
571
The remarkable gains experienced during 1968 and 1969 over
the previous two-years' production were caused principally by
an increase of approximately $9,000,000 in the value of stone
products and an almost $7,000,000 increase in the value of
miscellaneous minerals, primarily phosphate ore. Other minerals
included in the miscellaneous category are andalusite, asbestos,
barite, gems, magnetite, olivine, sericite, spodumene and tung-sten.
Gains were also experienced in the production values of feld-spar,
mica, quartz and sand and gravel. Slight losses were ex-perienced
in the production values of clays (brick clays excepted)
and talc and pyrophyllite.
Detailed statistical information regarding production ton-nages
and values will be found in tables accompanying this
report.
Outlook
Based on the continued year-to-year growth of North Caro-lina's
minerals industry, there is every indication that the
industry will continue to develop and expand in the forseeable
future.
The general upward trend in the nation's economy, together
with the rapid industrial expansion of North Carolina, will
furnish a ready market for its mineral products. The rapid
population grovvi;h, both domestic and foreign, will create an
increasing demand for consumer products made from North
Carolina's minerals and for phosphate and related chemical-fertilizer
products.
It is anticipated that the mining and refining of spodumene
for lithium-chemical products will show considerable growth in
the future and add to the expansion of the industry. Also, the
resumed mining and processing of tungsten ore is expected to
Kpoi't
40 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
have a marked effect on the minerals industry's growth in the
near future.
The production of crushed stone, sand and gravel and dimen-sion
stone, the backbone of North Carolina's minerals industry,
is expected to continue to increase, coupled with increasing in-dustrial
expansion, population growth and highway and building
construction.
There exists a distinct possibility that technological break-throughs
may cause the exploitation of known mineral deposits,
particularly sulphides, and fast-developing international situa-tions
may create an immediate demand for strategic minerals,
such as sheet mica, which are not now being extensively mined.
The general condition of North Carolina's minerals industry
is sound, and its future appears to be promising.
Empioyment
Employment in North Carolina's minerals industry decreased
slightly in 1968 and 1969, as compared to the previous two-year
period, despite a marked increase in production.
From an all-time high of approximately 4,900 workers in
1967, employment dropped to about 4,500 in 1969. These workers
were engaged directly with the extraction and initial processing
of minerals and were supported by approximately 3,000 addi-tional
employees who were engaged in milling, refining and
further processing minerals at operations directly and indirectly
associated with the extraction of minerals.
The slight decrease in employment is attributed to increased
mechanization and more modern methods, machinery and equip-ment.
It is anticipated that employment in the minerals industry \
will remain fairly stable, with the possibility of slight gains in
some mineral categories, particularly the mining and processing
of tungsten ore.
On-the-Job-ln juries
In 1968, the minerals industry reported 844 injuries to the
Bureau. Of these, 604 were minor, 237 were disabling or "lost-time"
and three were fatal. In 1969, 801 injuries were reported,
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 41
»f which 608 were minor, 188 were disabling or "lost-time" and
ive were fatal. During the two-year period covered by this
eport there was a noticable increase in the total number of
njuries as compared to 1966 and 1967 when 726 and 842 in-uries,
respectively, were reported.
The number of disabling injuries increased during the two
^ears covered by this report, as did the number of fatalities,
Nhen compared with the previous two-year totals. In 1966 and
L967 a total of 357 disabling injuries were reported by industry,
ind in 1968 and 1969, disabling injuries totaled 425. There were
wo fatal injuries in 1966 and 1967, and in 1968 and 1969 eight
Tiinerals industry workmen lost their lives during the course of
employment.
The trend toward a greater number of injuries, more dis-abling
injuries and more fatalities clearly indicates that both
industry and government must take more positive action so as
:o reduce employee exposure to hazardous work places and con-iitions
and prevent unsafe acts. Perhaps one of the answers to
the problem, so far as government is concerned, is rigid enforce-ment
of existing safety standards and known safe work prac-tices.
Bureau Staff and Operations
During the biennium, the Bureau of Mine and Quarry In-spections
continued to attempt to operate with two inspectors,
one stenographer and one supervisor, except in March, 1970
another inspector was added to the staff from funds earmarked
for another division within the Department.
As required by the General Statutes, the main effort of the
Bureau was directed toward accident prevention through rigid
and thorough inspections, supplemented by a planned program
of reinspections, technical advice, safety directives, accident
analysis and assistance to the minerals industry in establishing
and maintaining effective safety programs.
During the biennium. Bureau personnel made 966 inspections,
173 reinspections, held 428 conferences related to inspections
and investigated three complaints and 17 accidents. The inspec-tions
uncovered 2,700 violations of the Health and Safety Stand-ards
and General Statutes, and 1,513 of the violations were cor-rected
through appropriate recommendations.
42 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
The number of violations found during the biennium, 2,700
was practically the same as uncovered during the previou
biennium when 2,661 violations were found ; however, compli
ances with recommended changes dropped from 1,707 in th
1966-1968 biennium to 1,513 in the 1968-1970 biennium.
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Other Duties and Programs
In addition to the duties normally associated with this Bureau
the responsibility has been assigned to it to cause health hazards
found in all of North Carolina's industries to be eliminated. Ir
this respect, the Bureau continued to work in close cooperatior
with the Occupational Health Section of the State Board oj
Health. In general, hazards to workers' health were uncoverec
by technical studies made by the Occupational Health Section
inspections by Department of Labor personnel, complaints by
workers and requests for assistance by management.
In addition to the minerals industry, this specialized phase!
of the Bureau's duties, as time, staff and ability permitted, was
extended during the biennium to foundries, stone monumenii
firms, plywood manufacturers, electronic equipment manufac-i
turers, textile finishing concerns, fiberglass producers, furniturel
parts fabricators and plastic foam manufacturers. As a result
of this effort, many conditions detrimental to employees' health! live
were elimiated ; however, it was evident that it was impossible'!
for the one assigned person, working part-time, to render any
where near a satisfactory level of service. Consequently, only;
the most pressing needs were met.
Through technical advice, the Bureau continued to assist in
dustries in the so-called "dusty trades" to bring their operations!
into compliance with existing health and safety standards soi
that these firms could obtain workmen's compensation insurance
through the Assigned Risk Program of the Compensation Rating
and Inspection Bureau of North Carolina. The need for these
services diminished during the biennium.
The Bureau worked closely with the State Mining Engineer
and the Mineral Resources Division of the Department of Con-servation
and Development as the provisions of the Mine Regis-tration
Act of 1969 were implemented.
During the biennium the Bureau continued to cooperate with
the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Mines
tfai
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 43
?01 ay the monthly submission of statistical information and by
iou supplying reports of accident investigations in order to attempt
;o prevent duplication of effort.
Needed Personnel and Services
This addition of another inspector to the Bureau of Mine and
3uarrj' Inspections' staff in March, 1970 is expected to greatly
mprove the level of service and permit the Bureau to direct a
irdltnore meaningful and realistic effort toward inspections in the
, Ii minerals industry. Should it be possible to couple the more fre-tioiqfuent
and thorough inspections with strong enforcement of
bxisting standards, undoubtedly many more hazards to which
m minerals industry employees are exposed would be eliminated.
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On September 16, 1966, the Congress of the United States
approved Public Law 89-577, which is known as the "Federal
Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act". The Act provides for
lasi routine Federal inspections of all mining operations in states
which do not enter into an inspection agreement with the De-partment
of the Interior. There are some indications that the
k minerals industry desires the Department of Labor, through this
ri Bureau, to enter into such an agreement whereby the Bureau
suit would promulgate and enforce standards substantially as effec-altl
;ive as the Federal standards, some of which became enforceable
ibli 3n July 31, 1970.
It is the writer's opinion that, even with the recent addition
of another inspector to the Bureau's staff, additional inspectors
and clerical personnel will be needed should North Carolina
enter into such an agreement. Without such additional per-oiii
sonnel, it would be impossible to maintain the frequency and
quality of the inspections now being conducted. In all probability
the Bureau would have to at least double its existing staff in
M brder to meet Federal requirements for inspections, reporting
and supplying the detailed statistical information required by
Federal guidehnes.
'^^'
1 It is the writer's strong recommendation that no attempt be
'O" made to enter into an inspection agreement with the Depart-
?'* ment of the Interior until such time as a sufficient number of
personnel to do the job is assured. Further, it is the writer's
fitl 3elief that North Carolina's taxpayers should not be required
ifl to support such a program, which is nothing more than Federal
44 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
intervention into a service which already exists and has existed
for more than thirty years.
This Bureau has been assigned the responsibility of causing!
known health hazards in all of North Carolina's industry to hi
eliminated, but the Bureau does not have the trained and
specialized staff necessary to direct a realistic and meaningful
effort toward this end.
The number and nature of health hazards to which North
Carolina workers are exposed has increased and continues to,
increase in direct proportion to industrial growth and tech
nological advances. Consequently, more and more employees arei
being exposed to an ever-increasing number of serious health
hazards. For example, witness the remarkable growth of the
chemicals industry in North Carolina and the increasing em-ployment
and resulting exposure to chemical hazards in this
industry.
It is apparent that if this Bureau is to eliminate known health
hazards in all of North Carolina's industry, a staff of trained,;
specialized inspectors, with a background in chemistry or chemi-cal
engineering, must be employed. The writer strongly recom-mends
that such personnel be employed and added to the| _
Bureau's staff, or elsewhere within the Department of Labor,!
or that this responsibility be transferred to another agency!
through appropriate action.
Legislation
There continues to exist a need for a general study and re-vision
of the General Statutes pertaining to mines and quarries
for reasons expressed in previous Biennial Reports. Further,
should the State plan to enter into an inspection agreement with
the Department of the Interior, supporting legislation will be
needed in order to meet the Federal guidelines.
The guidelines require that state inspection personnel be
covered by civil service, that the state must have authority to
close mines and quarries for non-compliance with health and
safety standards and because of imminent danger, that viola
tions of standards be a criminal offense and several other pro-visions,
all of which will require action by the General Assembly.
istei
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 45
Statistics
Detailed statistical information regarding the operation of
^"'Uhe Bureau of Mine and Quarry Inspections will be found in
'" the accompanying tables.
TABLE 12
Injury Report of Mine & Quarry Operations, as Reported by Industry,
for the Calendar Year 1968
Minor
Injuries: Number
No Time Lost Time Fatal Total Days
Lost Injuries Injuries Injuries Lost
MINES:
Clays—(Includes Kaolin
and Halloysite) 6
Feldspar 8
Mica 2
Quartz 2
Talc & Pyrophyllite 27
Undistributed 161
206
QUARRIES:
Stone Products 316
PITS:
Sand and Gravel 82
8 14 99
3 11 2,056
7 9 115
1 3 21
17 44 175
53 214 555
89 295 3,021
136 3 455 36,777
12 94 87
Total 604 237 3 844 39,885
TABLE 13
Injury Report of Mine & Quarry Operations, as Reported by Industry,
for the Calendar Year 1969
Minor
Injuries:
No Time
Lost
MINES:
Clays—(Includes Kaolin
and Halloysite) 18
Feldspar 16
Mica 5
Quartz 2
Talc & Pyrophyllite 41
Undistributed 172
Lost Time
Injuries
Fatal
Injuries
Total
Injuries
Number
Days
Lost
8 21 68
12 28 204
6 11 225
9
12
1
1
3
51
184
6,000
6,205
129
254 42 2 298 12,831
QUARRIES:
Stone Products 276 125 1 402 13,730
PITS:
Sand and Gravel 78 21 2 101 12,391
Total ...608 188 5 801 38,952
46 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 14
Violations and Compliances in Mines, Quarries and Sand and Gravel Pits
July 1, 1968 -June 30, 1970
Industry
Number
Establishments
Found in
Violation
State
Labor
Laws
Safety &
Health
Regulations Total!
No.oi
Mines
(jiutries
iiJft Mines, Quarries, Sand
and Gravel Pits . .
,
639 Violations 18
Compliances 5
2,682
1,508
2,70C
l,513i
TABLE 15
ANNUAL REPORT OF MINES, QUARRIES AND PITS
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1968
No. of Payroll Quantity
Mines Executives (Short Tons
Quarries and Payroll unless
and Pits Number Office Other Otherwise
Reporting Mineral Employed Personnel Employees Indicated) Value
4 Clays
(Includes
Kaolin &
Halloysite;
Brick Clay
Excepted)
70 $ 61,000 $ 270,462 138,781 $ 820,233
22 Feldspar
(Long Tons)
157 128,283 532,700 520,326 1,703,465
10 Mica 148 164,038 623,913 67,835 1,985,881
12 Quartz 25 28,000 88,985 50,941 320,369
46 Sand & Gravel 412 392,837 1,693,844 5,880,547 7,604,094
* 5 Stone Products
&Sand
State Highway
Commission
171 97,433 437,439 3,896,918 1,720,735
159 Stone Products 2,507 2,145,273 9,999,361 28,452,950 43,966,955
10 Talc&
Pyrophyllite
163 198,225 621,344 99,233 2,464,622
** 12 Undistributed 917 1,609,012 4,713,002 1,979,306 8,503,801
280 4,570 $4,824,101 $18,981,050 41,086,837 $69,091,155
"U
r
*Represents Quarries and Pits operated by State Highway Commission. Approximately 200
sand pits operated intermittently in addition to five quarries.
'*Includes Andalusite, Asbestos, Barite, Gems, Magnetite, Olivine, Phosphate, Sericite and
Spodumene. Statistics cannot be shown separately without revealing production values of
individual concerns.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 47
Total
TABLE 16
ANNUAL REPORT OF MINES, QUARRIES AND PITS
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1969
No. of Payroll Quantity
Mines Executives (Short Tons
Quarries and Payroll unless
and Pits Nximber Office Other Otherwise
Reporting Mineral Employed Personnel Employees Indicated) Value
1 4 Clays
(Includes
Kaolin &
Halloysite
;
Brick Clay
Excepted)
73 $ 65,000 $ 270,000 272,619 $ 1,160,989
39 Feldspar
(Long Tons)
219 202,321 807,278 511,807 2,993,077
10 Mica 159 174,966 775,216 143,780 2,475,618
13 Quartz 19 30,400 81,867 55,246 353,319
45 Sand & Gravel 422 410,348 2,227,051 6,002,303 7,978,614
1* 3 Stone Products
& Sand
State Highway
Commission
161 103,607 358,254 2,780,174 1,155,614
142 Stone Products 2,247 2,115,381 10,204,618 31,796,152 48,430,989
10 Talc&
Pyrophyllite
143 223,061 795,274 89,866 2,174,021
** 14 Undistributed 1,029 1,761,518 5,384,787 2,301,885 9,402,122
280 4,472 $5,086,602 $20,904,345 43,953,832 $76,124,363
*Represents Quarries and Pits operated by State Highway Commission. Approximately 200
sand pits operated intermittently in addition to three quarries.
*Includes Andalusite, Asbestos, Gems, Magnetite, Olivine, Phosphate, Sericite, Spodumene
and Tungsten. Statistics cannot be shown separately without revealing production values
of individual concerns.
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY INSPECTIONS
H. M. Brosius, Supe7'visor
During the two years from July 1, 1968 to June 30, 1970, the
Construction Safety Division has documented a total of 1,145
commercial, industrial, and utility construction contracts let by
owners to building contractors. These contracts amounted to
$1,653,862,000. This figure does not include any highway or
private home construction projects and it excludes any project
of less than $60,000.
It is interesting to note that more than 50 per cent of these
1,145 new projects let and under construction are located out-side
of municipalities and therefore are not subject to control by
local laws.
48 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
Forty-one per cent of the projects are located in the Coasta
Plains region, 35 per cent in the Piedmont Region, and 24 pe:
cent in the Mountain region.
The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area has the largest numbei
of new projects, with the Charlotte area following close behind
Surprisingly, the Asheville area has gained a few more of tht
larger projects than the tri-city area in the center of the State
The Construction Safety Division of the Department of Laboj
was created for the sole purpose of protecting construction peri
sonnel and the public from accidental injury resulting frorr
construction operations. We have found that a program fea-turing
safety inspections, conferences, and group safety training
work has produced the best results. Through excellent coopera-i
tion received from the leading contract builders. North Carolina
is enjoying one of the best safety records in construction of any
of the 50 states of the Union.
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train;
ploye
Mil
The construction accident frequency rate, or the number oi
serious accidents per million manhours, amounts to about 60^
per cent of the national average in North Carolina. This fact is
one reason why the workmen's compensation insurance rate is
lower in this State than in many other areas for the leading
construction employers.
Practically every leading employer in the building construc-tion
industry of North Carolina now has at least one accident
prevention manager of his own who has had the benefit of our
safety training programs. We believe that the effectiveness of
this educational work in construction has been well established
and that this program should be continued.
We are continually revising and adding to our "Pre-Planning
for Safety" sound-slide programs and our periodic bulletins on
the application and interpretation of articles in the "Rules and
Regulations Governing the Construction Industry," in order to
keep these educational tools up to date and make them relevant
and interesting for construction workers and supervisors.
The four Construction Safety Inspectors in the Department
of Labor contacted a total of 127,236 construction people (in-cluding
those contacted more than once) during the past two
years. A total of 2,609 construction projects were visited and
inspected, and 2,731 conferences and safety meetings were held.
lind
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 49
A total of 82 serious construction accidents were investigated
pefend corrective action was taken, both with regard to the em-
)Ioyer and the particular work-operation involved. Bulletins and
raining programs providing directions to employers and em-
)loyees for correction of hazardous conditions and practices have
)een developed. This kind of work is, of necessity, a continuing
jrogram. As one type of hazard is brought under effective con-rol,
another will take its place. One example of this is the
ncrease in high-voltage electrical accidents which has occurred
iuring recent public utility expansion work. This increase fol-roD
owed the former large number of excavation accidents, which
lave now been brought under control.
m
With our expanding industry and the large volume of busi-less
of contract builders in North Carolina, the Construction
Safety Division needs added personnel for inspection and safety
raining work in the construction industry throughout the State.
A.t least one Safety Engineer should be added as a specialist in
training for safety in high-voltage line building construction,
61 in order that this hazard may be brought under effective con-ii
brol. Another inspector should be added as a specialist in ex-avation
accident prevention training to assist in controlling
this type of hazard.
We would like to keep the good relations and cooperation that
ucJwe have enjoyed in the past with the people doing contract
construction work in our State. This good will and cooperative
attitude is essential to the continued success of our safety efforts
in the construction industry.
SPECIAL SAFETY SERVICES
W. C. Creel, SafeUj Director
The disabling injury frequency rate for all industry in North
Carolina continued at an exceptionally low rate. The number of
disabling injuries per million manhours w^orked in 1968 was 7.4.
This rate is 47% below the national rate of 14.0 for manufac-turing
work injuries.
A major reason for the continuing low frequency rate and the
{associated favorable workmen's compensation rates is the work
of the Department's twenty-man Safety Advisory Board. This
Board, composed of representatives of key industries in the
50 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
State, was organized to develop plans and procedures for trans-mitting
to all North Carolina industry the proven safety pro-motional
methods which already had produced good results in
the larger plants which employed full time safety men to
coordinate their accident prevention efforts.
Meeting four times during the biennium, the Safety Advisory
Board continued to give guidance and valuable assistance in the
Board's major areas of awards, special industry safety pro-grams,
and education. In addition, special programs were held
to devise and promote methods of safety activities in Safety
Training, Plant Security, Federal Occupational Safety Legisla-tion,
and NOISE.
During the two-year period a total of 4,301 safety awards
were presented to North Carolina industrial and services es-tablishments.
In 1969, 2,542 awards were presented. In 1970
the total was 1,759.
A highlight of the awards program each year is the public;
presentation of the awards. These presentations, sponsored by
local Chambers of Commerce or trade associations, gave the
Commissioner of Labor an opportunity to personally present
awards to industry representatives. In the twenty-five presen-tations,
a total of 2,913 awards were presented with some 5,600
persons present.
Diiti:
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(
Prot(
In addition to the regular awards, special awards were worn
by establishments with continuing records of operating without
a disabling injury. The periods ran from 1,000,000 to 8,000,000
manhours.
Special Industry Safety Programs continued in two industries
during the biennium.
In the Poultry Processing Industry three visits were made
to the 27 plants participating in the special safety program.
Cooperation from management continued to be excellent, and
the results of concerted efforts to reduce injuries were most
pleasing. In 1966, the year before the special program started,
the disabling injury frequency rate for the industry was 30.0.
At the end of the regular program in June 1969, the rate had
been reduced to 17.9.
The results of the program were so pleasing to the industry,
that the North Carolina Poultry Processors Association asked
ItE!
Sill
if in
15S0C
Ifth
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 51
lat the special assistance of the Department be continued. As
result of this request, another visit by the Department In-pectors
was made in June, 1970.
Three visits were made to twenty-nine Brick and Tile plants
articipating in the Special Industry Safety Program during the
iennium. In 1968 the disabling injury frequency rate was 21.0.
n 1969 the rate was 18.7. Interest on the part of management
ontinues to be high and the special safety work will be con-inued.
The highlight of the work of the Education Committee was
he completion of a special supplementary bulletin on "Fire
Protection and Fire Prevention". This bulletin was prepared
lirough the Safety Advisory Board of the Department by a
blue ribbon" sub-committee of fire safety authorities from in-ustry,
the insurance field, and state and local government. The
ooklet has been very well received, and several thousand copies
re already in use.
Realizing that a federal occupational safety bill is imminent,
pecial efforts have been made through industry to get a bill that
/ill help rather than hinder the cause of industrial accident
prevention. Efforts have been made to correlate the vast amounts
f information on the proposed bills and plans, both for trade
ssociations in our state as well as for our congressional dele-ation.
Early steps have also been taken to make it possible for
ur Department to qualify to administer in North Carolina any
ederal occupational safety bill which might be passed.
One of the big problems facing industry in the occupational
lealth field is NOISE. Already those with Walsh-Healey gov-rnment
contracts are faced with compliance with noise-level
tandards, which will be incorporated in any of the major pro-
)osed federal occupational safety bills. Special programs and
liaterials have been made available to our Safety Advisory
Board, and our Department is working closely with those in the
!)enter for Acoustical Studies of North Carolina State Univer-lity
in furnishing industry materials and information on NOISE.
Special efforts have continued in the field of safety training.
The regional safety school sponsored by the Fertilizer Section
>f the National Safety Council was held each summer in Wil-nington,
North Carolina. Also, a series of supervisory safety
52 Biennial Report of The Department op Labor
schools for the furniture industry were held in four North Care
lina localities. These schools were sponsored by the Souther]
Furniture Manufacturers Association. In both series of schools
representatives of the Department and Safety Advisory Boar*
played key roles in planning and conducting the schools.
The Department has three members working with the ANS'
in preparing safety standards for Textile and Wood Products.
TABLE 17
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DISABLING INJURY FREQUENCY RATES
Final 1968 Compared with Final 1967
lEH
if
Plants Manhours D. I. Frequency Rat((
Industry 1968 1968 1968 1968 1967
MANUFACTURING
CHEMICAL:
Drugs, Insecticides and Paints ... 29 2,544,933 21 8.2 5.4
Fertilizer (Manufacturing
and Mixing) 65 3,384,673 28 8.2 11.61
Miscellaneous Chemical and
Allied Products 152 27,812,637 147 5.2 6.3
CLAY, CEMENT AND STONE:
Block, Pipe and Cement 153 8,386,073 145 17.2 20.1
Brick, Tile and Pottery 29 5,591,709 116 20.7 19.8
ELECTRICAL:
General 139 61,566,279 241 3.9 3.8
FURNITURE:
Wood, Upholstered 164 30,921,753 328 10.6 9.0
Wood, (Except Upholstered) 269 79,685,308 733 9.2 10.1
IRON AND STEEL:
Foundries 38 4,748,634 103 21.6 23.6
Machine Manufacturing 75 16,873,762 211 12.5 11.4
Machine Shop 303 26,606,605 283 10.6 10.0
Sheet Metal 171 14,020,096 228 16.2 20.6
Not Elsewhere Classified 193 30,195,419 557 18.4 20.5
LEATHER:
Tanning, Manufacturing Shoes,
Belting and Rolls 14 4,889,093 41 8.3 7.1
LUMBER:
Loggins, Sawing and Planing ... 218
Millwork 115
Plywood and Veneer 73
Miscellaneous Wood Products . . . 123
MINERAL:
Crushed Stone 116
Dimension Stone 28
Mine 32
Mine and Plant 22
Processing Plant 33
Sand and Gravel 37
13,197,208 288 21.8 20.9 Gen
4,960,091 74 14.9 16.91 ALL
9,338,228 147 15.7 11.7 L\
8,656,401 147 16.9 17.2 ALL
T
2,957,267 49 16.6 14.9
~-~
920,957 84 91.2 37.3
195,197 8 41.0 54.3
3,321,182 77 23.2 37.4
1,605,901 33 20.5 14.7
786,110 12 15.3 34.6
Caro
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 53
TABLE 17 (Continued)
_^
Plants Manhours D. I. Frequency Rate
Industry 1968 1968 1968 1968 1967
' :>aper and Pulp 7 18,383,458 69 3.7 4.2
Paper, Paperboard Containers
& Boxes 77 10,400,496 127 12.2 14.1
ixs
PRINTING:
Job, Newspaper and Books 200 17,339,902 94 5.4 5.6
TEXTILES:
Cotton Yarn and Weaving 455 229,579,160 1,298 5.6 4.8
Dyeing and Finishing 145 59,638,163 440 7.3 10.1
Knit Goods 467 104,156,284 511 4.9 4.7
Silk and Synthetic 99 84,144,148 279 3.3 3.4
Wearing Apparel 377 117,077,216 503 4.2 4.8
Woolen Worsted 16 7,933,392 29 3.6 3.5
Not Elsewhere Classified 230 61,329,680 413 6.7 7.1
TOBACCO:
Cigarette, Cigar and Smoking ... 7 32,304,175 163 5.0 3.5
Leaf Processing 76 11,711,058 113 9.6 7.9
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING:
General 445 56,790,174 593 10.4 10.4
ALL MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY 5,192 1,173,952,822 8,733 7.4 7.6
NON-MANUFACTURING
FOOD:
Baking 103 18,260,169 244 13.3 12.3
Bottling Plant 127 9,790,135 186 18.9 18.0
Canning and Preserving 35 4,426,926 52 11.7 12.8
Dairy Products 97 10,058,311 154 15.3 9.2
Ice and Coal 56 852,012 13 15.2 11.9
Meat Packing 89 7,642,174 170 22.2 19.1
Milling, Flour and Feed 175 5,771,704 67 11.6 11.0
Poultry 27 15,225,887 278 18.2 26.3
SERVICE:
Dry Cleaning 389 6,233,206 12 1.9 1.0
Dry Cleaning and Laundry 359 17,018,050 103 6.0 3.7
Garage 885 35,650,576 278 7.7 7.3
TRADE:
Petroleum Products 277 6,919,246 34 4.9 5.0
Wholesale and Retail 687 31,257,934 246 7.8 9.4
MISCELLANEOUS NON-MANUFACTURING:
General 406 20,914,027 276 13.1 13.9
ALL NON-MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY 3,712 190,020,357 2,113 11.1 10.8
ALL INDUSTRY MANUFAC-TURING
& NON-MFC 8,904 1,363,973,179 10,846 7.9 8.1
54 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD
North Carolina Department of Labor
Kenneth Austin
Vice-President, Personnel
Duke Power Company
P. O. Box 2178
Charlotte, N. C. 28201
Raymond P. Boylston, Jr.
Safety Supervisor
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
Kinston Plant
P. 0. Box 800
Kinston, N. C. 28501
Roy D. Deyton, Safety Director
Cannon Mills Company
Kannapolis, N. C. 28081
H. B. Gaylord, Personnel Director
Weyerhaeuser Company
N. C. Pulp Company Subsidiary
Plymouth, N. C. 27962
B. C. Hall, Jr., Safety Director
Hanes Corporation
Hosiery Division
P. 0. Box 1413
Winston-Salem, N. C. 27102
George G. Harper
Division Personnel Manager
Burlington Industries
P. 0. Box 832
Rocky Mount, N. C. 27802
T. B. Ipock, Jr.
Industrial Relations Director
Wix Corporation
P. 0. Box 1967
Gastonia, North Carolina 28052
Wilford G. Jones
Corporate Safety Director
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C. 27102
Pete S. Lea
Director of Personnel & Safety
United Furniture Corporation
P. 0. Box 669
Lexington, N. C. 27292
Sidney P. Marsh, Manager
Personnel Administration
Burlington Industries, Inc.
P. O. Box 21207
Greensboro, N. C. 27420
G. E. Midyette, Safety Director
Superior Stone Company
Division of Martin-Marietta
Corporation
P. 0. Box 2568
Raleigh, N. C. 27602
Joel Moody, Production Manager
Ralston Purina Company
P. O. Box 26987
Raleigh, N. C. 27611
J. D. Patterson
Floyd S. Pike, Inc.
P. 0. Box 868
Mount Airy, N. C. 27030
Colon Prestwood, General Manager
Bernhardt Furniture Company
P. 0. Box 740
Lenoir, N. C. 28645
H. W. Ramsey, General Supervisor
Plant Services
Champion Papers, Inc.
Division of U. S. Plywood
—
Champion Papers
Canton, N. C. 28716
Charles H. Shaw, Jr., Vice-President
Industrial Relations and Personnel
Thompson-Arthur Paving Company
P. 0. Box 21088
Greensboro, N. C. 27420
W. J. Watson, Safety Director
Frosty Morn Meats, Inc.
P. O. Box 549
Kinston, N. C. 28501
J. A. White, Personnel Manager
C. P. Clare & Company
P. 0. Box 1331
Asheville, N. C. 28802
H. E. Williams
Property Conservation Director
Fieldcrest Mills. Inc.
Eden, N. C. 27288
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 55
DIVISION OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION
Donald A. Cilley, Director
This review of the 1968-70 biennium marks the 14th report
of the Division of Conciliation and Arbitration and is herewith
respectfully submitted.
In the vast majority of establishments in North Carolina,
working relationships of employers and employees are orderly
and cooperative. It is well known that for every critical labor-management
dispute which develops into a work stoppage, many
more negotiations are culminated by joint agreement between
the parties without the need for outside assistance.
Knowledge of an existing controversy generally was brought
i to the attention of the Service by the initiating party desiring
to amend or terminate an existing contract, giving the thirty-day
notice required by the Labor-Management Relations Act of
1947. These notices were acknowledged promptly by the Service,
with a copy of the acknowledgement being sent to the other
party to the contract. In order to encourage the parties to settle
their own differences, it was constantly emphasized that it was
our sincere hope that the parties would reach amicable agree-ment
through collective bargaining and free discussions.
Whenever the parties were unable to reach agreement through
their own endeavors, the services of the Conciliation Division
were offered. Contact was maintained with the parties during
the thirty-day notice period. In cases in which the parties had
failed to reach agreement during that period, a representative
of the Conciliation Service called the parties together and en-deavored,
through conciliation and mediation, to bring about a
meeting of minds and an understanding concerning the issues
in dispute.
The Division also responded to requests for assistance in
settling grievances involving individuals and small groups of
workers. Also, frequent requests for information about con-ciliation,
arbitration and related laws were acted upon. Con-sultations,
both in the office and in the field, on labor-manage-ment
relations are handled as routine and no attempt is made
to record these matters statistically.
During the biennium 336 cases involving labor-management
relations problems came to the attention of the Division of
56 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
Conciliation. This total includes 89 strikes as listed in an
ensuing table.
To present this report in an intelligible manner and in its
most compact form, we are using a series of tables, which con-vey
the information much more readily than can be done in nar-rative.
Labor relations during the 1968-70 biennium took place
against the background of rising production and economic ex-pansion
during the fiscal year 1968-69, and economic recession
during 1969-70. Contract settlements were difficult, but this
should not be too surprising in view of the constant pressure
on prices and wages, and the steadily increasing cost of living.
It is a tribute to both management and labor that under the
present economic circumstances, the great preponderance of
labor disputes have been settled without work stoppages or with
work stoppages of moderate duration.
Table 22 presents a summary, on a calendar year basis, of
the number of dispute cases, workers directly involved, number
of strikes, workers idled by strikes, man-days idle, and the
North Carolina percentage of the national total of man-days lost
due to strikes. The data in this table covers the years 1941,
when the Conciliation Service was first established, through
1969.
Time lost due to work stoppages in North Carolina, as a per-centage
of time lost due to work stoppages in the nation,
amounted to about one-third of one per cent (0.34 7^) in the
calendar year 1968, and to slightly more than one-half of one
per cent (0.52 7r) in 1969.
Arbitration Service
The North Carolina Voluntary Arbitration Act (Article 4A,
Section 95-36, General Statutes of North Carolina), requires the
Commissioner of Labor to maintain a list of qualified, public-spirited
citizens to serve as arbitrators in the field of industrial
relations. The composition of this list has changed from time to
time due to resignations and new appointments. The present list
of 16 arbitrators is composed of men with wide experience and
outstanding records in arbitration and industrial relations work
under the auspices of the North Carolina Department of Labor
and other supporting agencies.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 57
The following men were members of the arbitration panel at
le end of the 1968-70 biennium
:
Dr. Paul N. Guthrie
Professor of Economics
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dr. Raymond Jenkins
Dean, Catawba College
Salisbury, North Carolina
Dr. John W. Kennedy
Dean, Graduate School
UNC at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
Dr. Robert E. Lee
Professor of Law
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dr. Charles H. Livengood, Jr.
School of Law, Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Herbert A. Lynch
Industrial and Management Engineer
435 Wonderwood Drive
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dr. Jasper L. Memory, Jr.
Professor of Education
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dr. F. Hodge O'Neal
Dean, Duke University Law School
Durham, North Carolina
Dr. Joseph J. Spengler
Professor of Economics
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
It is recognized that quick disposition of issues is a prime
ittribute of arbitration. Therefore all requests relating to arbi-tration
are given expeditious handling.
The arbitrators serving on the State Panel meet twice a year
;vith the Commissioner of Labor, usually in May and Decem-
Der, in an effort to improve the service. They discuss generally
:;he problems encountered, the rules controlling appointments,
;he conduct of arbitration, and other pertinent matters. We
lave been most fortunate in having some of the most widely
iccepted authorities in the field of industrial relations and arbi-tration
as speakers, guests, and participants in these forums.
r. Clifton A. Anderson
rofessor and Head of Industrial
ngineering at N. C. State
University
aleigh, North Carolina
r. Gerald A. Barrett
rofessor of Law
niversity of North Carolina
hapel Hill, North Carolina
[r. E. Gail Barker
•irector (1954-1969)
onciliation Service
[. C. Department of Labor
ialeigh. North Carolina
)r. Richard P. Calhoon
'rofessor of Business
Administration
Jniversity of North Carolina
Jhapel Hill, North Carolina
)r. Robert G. Carson, Jr.
associate Dean of Engineering
I. C. State University
laleigh. North Carolina
)r. Frank T. de Vyver
^ice I*rovost and Professor of
Economics
)uke University
)urham. North Carolina
>lr. Ross E. Groshong
senior Wage Practices Specialist
Vestern Electric Company
jreensboro. North Carolina
58 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 18
Number of Cases and Number of Workers Involved in Cases Coming to
Attention of North Carolina Conciliation Service During Period
July 1, 1968 to June 30, 1970 by Month and Fiscal Year*
MONTH
1968-69 1969-70
Number Workers
of Cases Involved
Number
of Cases
Worker
Involvei
TOTAL 154 30,146 182 43 021
July 13 1,441 26 7,581
August 21 3,367 25 7,104
September 9 4,617 13 1,446
October 15 1,682 10 522
November 14 492 9 1,374
December 8 2,579 13 5,116
January 4 446 16 2,612
February 9 1,398 10 728
March 20 2,309 10 9,331
April 7 3,147 20 1,955
May 24 7,099 14 1,014
June 10 1,569 16 4,238
'•'Source: North Carolina Conciliation Service; North Carolina Statistical Division; U. S. D^
partment of Labor; Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and Unpublished data;
TABLE 19
Lockouts-Strikes in North Carolina During Period July 1, 1968 to June 30, 197^
By Month and Fiscal Year*
1968-69 1969-70
MONTH Man-Days Man-Days
Number Workers Idle Number Workers Idle
of Cases Idle (All Strikes) of Cases Idle (All Strikes!
TOTAL 44 8,123 133,090 45 10,009 190,589
July 7 1,100 2,093 7 2,828 59,017
August 7 1,260 7,216 5 1,067 7,001
September 4 529 16,634 5 535 6,417
October 4 262 2,051 4 1,352 42,735
November — — — 5 768 7,906
December 1 585 4,095 3 111 114
January 2 40 23,295 2 630 31,462
February 3 640 5,010 2 1,116 14,220
March 5 349 1,143 2 680 16,850
April 2 832 48,160 3 475 1,700
May 5 1,394 14,355 3 117 894 ]
June 4 1,132 9,038 4 330 2,273
'Source: North Carolina Conciliation Service; North Carolina Statistical Division; U. S. Di
partment of Labor; Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and Unpublished dati
TABLE 20
Dispute Cases Filed, Closed, and in Process at End of Each Year— 1960-1969
STATUS OF CASE: 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 196
Pending—Beginning of Year ... 35 28 34 47 41 28 18 14 14 1
Filed During Year 169 175 187 156 183 202 138 156 157 13
Closed During Year 184 163 193 169 177 189 128 152 157 14
In Process—End of Year 20 35 28 34 47 41 28 18 14 li
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 59
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60 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 22
Labor-Management Cases and Strikes in North Carolina'
Year
Number of
Situations
Workers
Involved
Number of
Strikes
Workers
Idle
Man-days
Idle
Percent ot sinfp
National P''"''^
Total
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
State Conciliation
Service Established
109
201
187
113
109
193
202
180
148
183
173
160
163
229
179
137
170
143
138
157
156
138
202
183
156
187
175
170
64,827
114,865
75,5 4
40.355
37,424
61,212
103,186
53,245
38,392
54,276
63,557
54,475
45,375
65,843
56,757
35,199
44,457
48,821
45,739
41,499
48,135
40,475
42„597
47,665
47,503
68,176
45,738
39,111
34
26
57
45
37
56
37
22
18
31
38
37
25
31
49
25
24
29
12
12
14
17
15
17
27
36
45
45
50
18,731
4,826
18,511
11,056
17,470
14,400
16,000
2,698
3,850
12,700
24,300
15,600
10,100
5,540
16,800
10,200
3,600
5,154
2,328
1,885
1,995
6,050
1,520
1,649
4,648
8,945
23,085
15,238
11,048
105,085
24,354
103,368
68,057
438,000
452,000
542,000
59,420
136,130
75,700
508,000
277,000
196,000
82,900
316,000
293,000
68,280
79,780
96,290
9,835
6,465
96,460
14,860
14,962
84,480
58,184
131,886
167,910
224,191
.5
.6
.8
.8
1.2
.4
1.6
.2
.3
.2
2.2
.5
.7
.4
1.1
.9
.4
.3
.1
.05
.04
.52
.09
.07
.36
.23
.33
.34
.52
''Source: North Carolina Conciliation Service; North Carolina Department of Labor, Statistica
Division; U. S. Department of Labor; Federal Mediation and Conciliation Servic*
and Unpublished data.
DIVISION OF APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
W. Guy Jarrett, Director
North Carolina's Voluntary Apprenticeship Act of 1939 —the
statute under which this Division operates — was designed as a
working arrangement under which committees of employers and
employees, working together, or individual employers or com
panies, may train young workers in the skilled trades of indus-try.
The law was designed to provide reasonably continuous em^
ployment for apprentices, guarantee them a living wage, and
provide them with thorough on-the-job training in their trades,
supplemented with related technical training.
The welfare of the apprentice being trained is the first con
sideration of the Division of Apprenticeship Training. It is a
well-known fact that the interests of employers, employees and
the public will be served best when the interest of the apprentice
is kept in the forefront.
The Apprenticeship Act provides for the appointment of a
tra:
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 61
tate Apprenticeship Council by the Commissioner of Labor,
rith equal representation of employers and employees. The Com-
-- lissioner of Labor serves as Chairman of the Council and the
"m itate Supervisor of Trade And Industrial Education serves as
^ice-Chairman and Ex-ofRcio member without vote. The law
Iso provides for the appointment of a Director of Apprentice-hip,
whose responsibility, with the advice and guidance of the
ouncil, is to administer a Statewide, voluntary apprenticeship
raining system covering all of the skilled trades requiring two
»r more years of training to become a recognized, skilled crafts-nan.
Total
The Council is the Approval Agency for the Veterans Admin-stration
in certifying apprenticeship and other on-the-job train-ng
programs under the provisions of Public Law 90-77 (G. I.
I 3ill). A considerable number of registered apprentices and
ipproved trainees are receiving on-the-job training benefits from
jj the Veterans Administration.
23 A total of 7,526 new apprentices were registered by the Di-vision
of Apprenticeship Training during the 1968-70 biennium,
^nd 1,216 new apprenticeship training programs were approved
and registered.
A total of 1,065 apprentices completed their training during
the biennium. They were issued Certificates of Completion and
took their places as skilled journeymen in the various trades
and industries of the State.
During the 25 years which have passed since the end of World
War II in 1945, a total of 10,350 apprentices have completed
their training under the State Apprenticeship System and re-ceived
their Certificates of Completion. Based upon the number
of apprentices in training on June 30, 1970, it is estimated that
approximately 1,086 additional apprentices will complete their
training each year through 1976.
Distribution of the apprentices who completed their training
during the 1968-70 biennium, by industry and occupational
! groups, will be found in the accompanying tables.
North Carolina's labor market continues to show a shortage
of skilled workers and craftsmen in certain occupations. This
fact indicates that apprenticeship training must be further ad-vanced
and extended in order to meet the demands of our in-dustrially
expanding State.
62 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
Much progress is being made in the establishment of pre-ap
prenticeship programs in the State and several major industries
are promoting Apprenticeship Training; as a result, many pro
grams have been established on the local level. The Apprentice-ship
Division continues to cooperate with the Department of
Community Colleges and the Department of Public Instruction
in coordinating Apprenticeship Training. The Division continues
to serve as the coordinating agency and as one of the sponsors
of the State Apprentice Bricklaying Contest held each year at
the State Fair. This contest, sponsored by Industry, Labor and
Government, generates much interest in Apprenticeship and has
stimulated the establishment of Apprenticeship programs all
over the State,
The Department of Labor's Public Information Officer has
developed Apprenticeship Information Leaflets for public dis-|ifpien
tribution. These publications are distributed at High School Ca
reer Days, Industry Conferences and by mail on request. It is \^^^
noted the public is becoming more conscious of training due to
National and State programs and the accompanying publicity;
as a result the publications have been in much demand and have
been well received. The personnel of the Division make many
personal presentations of the Apprenticeship Program to various
groups as public interest increases.
Continued growth of North Carolina's Apprenticeship System
depends upon continued prosperity, further industrial expansion,
and continued vigorous support of the system by management,
labor and the public.
NORTH CAROLINA APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL
Frank Crane, Commissioner of Labor, Chairman
Vacancy, Vice-Chairman
W. Guy Jarrett, Director of Apprenticeship and
Secretary to the Council
EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES EMPLOYER REPRESENTATIVES
WOODROW W. GUNTER CHARLES B. JONES
Hamlet, N. C. Raleigh, N. C.
Radford G. Powell D. W. Randolph
Reidsville, N. C. Canton, N. C.
Dowd L. Rape Charles H. Shaw, Jr.
Monroe, N. C. Greensboro, N. C.
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor 63
pro
fee
TABLE 23
REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, PARTICIPATING
ESTABLISHMENTS, AND APPRENTICES, BY TYPE OF PROGRAM
tioi Type of program*
Individual Group
All
types
Joint Not-joint Joint
Not-joint
No Union
Union waiver
3,536
1,779
1,757
38
3
35
47
3
44
22
6
16
3,427
1,765
1,662
2
1
1
4,009 251 307 22 3,427 2
2,208
. 7,601
233
1,033
296
1,018
16
162
1,662
5,373
1
15
ogrrams, total
.'ograms with no apprentices .
'^fograms having apprentices . .
g|' stablishments participating
in all programs**
iiStablishments participating in
programs having apprentices
pprentices, total
Icii' pprentices per program
having apprentices
S-j
pprentices per establishment in
programs having apprentices
4.3
3.4
29.5
4.4
23.1
3.4
10.1
10.1
3.2
3.2
15.0
15.0
Group joint
rFOup not-joint
ndividual joint
lildividual not-joint
individual not-joint
*Estimated from other sources.
More than one establishment participating, and a joint committee
of labor and management to effectuate the over-all program.
More thain one establishment participating, but the program effect-uated
by representatives of one party only.
One establishment only, with joint representation of management and
organized labor to effectuate the over-all program.
(No union) one establishment only, but the program effectuated by
management only, because of the absence of an interested union.
(Union waiver) one establishment only, but the program effectuated
by management only, because union has waived participation.
64 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 24
Registered Program — Occupations, and Expected Completion Date
of Registered Apprentices, By Occupation Group
Prog.
Occu- Occups. All Ex
pation Per pected
OCCUPATION GROUP Group Occup. Corn-
Code Group plf- Before
(1) (2) tions 1970
All Occupation Groups 7,601
Architecture and Engineering 00 112 110 38
Architecture and Engineering 01 26 45 14
Mathematics and Physical Science . . 02 3 1
Life Sciences 04
Social Sciences 05
Medicine and Health 07 4
Education 09
Museimi, Library, and
Archival Sciences 10
Law and Jurisprudence 11 1
Religion and Theology 12 1 14 3
Writing 13
Art Work 14 12 1 1
Entertainnient and Recreation 15
Administrative Specialties 16 3
Managerial Work-, N. E. C 18
Miscellaneous Professional,
Technical, and Managerial Work .
.
19
Stenography, Typing, Filing,
and Related Work 20
Computing and Account Recording .
21
Material and Production Recording . . 22
Information and Message
Distribution 23 3 19 10
Miscellaneous Clerical Work 24
Saleswork, Services 25
Saleswork, Commodities 26 2
Saleswork, Commodities 27 1
Saleswork, Commodities 28
Miscellaneous Merchandising Work . . 29 2 4
Domestic Services 30
Food and Beverage Preparation
and Service 31 72 48 10
Lodging and Related Services 32
Barbering, Cosmetology, and
Related Services 33 15 4 3
Amusement and Recreation
Services 34
Miscellaneous Personal Services .... 35
Apparel and Furnishings Services ... 36 30 7 2
Protective Services 37
Building and Related
Services, N. E. C 38
Plant Farming 40
Animal Farming 41 1
Miscellaneous Farming and
Related Work 42 1
Fishery and Related Work 43
Forestry 44
Hunting, Trapping, and
Related Services 45
Agricultural Services 46
Metal Processing 50 11 8 2
Ore Refining and Foundry Work ... 51 15 14 8
Processing, Food and
Related Products 52 4
Processing, Paper and
Related Materials 53
Processing, Petroleum and
Related Products 54
Processing, Chemicals and
Related Products 55 3 2
Processing, Wood and
Wood Products 56
Processing, Nonmetallic Minerals
and Related Products 57 2
Processing, Leather and Textiles ... 58 6 4 3
Processing, N. E. C 59 2
Expected Completion Date
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976'
24 31 17
4 9 18
1
4 4 3
n
1 2 6
4 n u
3 19 16
1
1 1 3
1
2 1 3
1 1 4
2
1
Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 24 (Continued)
65
OCCUPATION GROUP
Prog.
Occu- Occups. All Ex--
pation Per pected
Group Occup. Corn-
Code Group pk'-
(1) (2) tions
Expected Completion Date
Jefore
1970 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Metal Machining
Metalworking, N. E. C
Meclianical Repairing
Mechanical Repairing
Paperworlcing
Printing
Wood Machining
Machining, Nonmetallic Minerals
and Related Materials
Textile Machine Work
Machine Work, N.E.C
Fabrication, Assembly, and Repair
of Metal Products, N. E. C
Fabrication and Repair of Scientific
and Medical Apparatus, Photo-graphic
and Optical Goods, Watches
and Clocks, and Related Products
Assembly and Repair of
Electrical Equipment
Fabrication and Repair of Products
Made from Assorted Materials . .
.
Painting, Decorating, and
Related Work
Fabrication and Repair of Plastics,
Synthetics, Rubber, and
Related Products
Fabrication and Repair of
Wood Products
Fabrication and Repair of Sand,
Stone, Clay and Glass Products . .
Fabrication and Repair of Textile,
Leather, and Related Products . .
Bench Work, N. E. C
Metal Fabricating, X. E. C
Welding, Flame Cutting, and
Related Work
Electrical Assembling, Installing,
and Repairing
Painting, Plastering, Waterproofing,
Cementing, and Related Work .
.
Excavating, Grading, Paving,
and Related Work
Construction Work, N. E. C
Structural Work, X. E. C
Motor Freight Transportation
Transportation Work, N.E.C
Packaging and Materials Handling .
Extraction of Minerals
Logging
Production and Distribution
of Utilities
Amusement, Recreation, and Motion
Picture Work, N. E. C
Graphic Art Work
327
11
868
291
5
251
74
4
43
1
623
20
725
411
13
243
33
1
137
220
1
305
186
134
14
62
132
1
77
43
25
1
17
149
9
164
90
2
38
6
1
25
122
9
179
92
11
46
12
33
71 75 142 42 9 42 49
72 166 104 56 11 18 19
73 11 12 2 2 3 5
74 1
75 5 36 16 6 14
76 7 2 2
77 8 13 2 2 6 3
78 77 30 10 4 4 12
79
80 692 725 362 96 129 138
81 6 1 1
82 396 2,021 999 219 372 431
84 106 80 43 11 12 14
85 40 39 10 10 19
86 798 1,776 899 198 302 377
89 20 12 7 3 2
90 2 6 3 1 2 u
91 1 u
92
q,s 4 6 2 3 1
94
95
96
97 151 101 57 6 16 22
66 Biennial Report of The Department of Labor
TABLE 25
Journeymen Employed and Estimated Potential Apprentices, By Occupation
Group, In Programs Currently Registered and Reported to the Bureau of
Apprenticeship
OCCUPATION GROUP
Apprentices
Occiip. Estimated-
Group Journey- Actual Estimated
Code men Potential
Ratio
Actual Potential
All Occupation Groups
Architecture and Engineering 00
Architecture and Engineering 01
Mathematics and Physical Science 02
Life Sciences 04
Social Sciences 05
Medicine and Health 07
Education 09
Museum, Library, and Archival Science 10
Law and Jurisprudence 11
Religion and Theology 12
Writing 13
Art Work 14
Entertainment and Recreation 15
Administrative Specialties 16
Managerial Work, N. E. C 18
Miscellaneous Professional, Technical and
Managerial Work 19
Stenography, Typing, Filing,
and Related Work 20
Computing and Account Recording 21
Material and Production Recording 22
Information and Message Distribution 23
Miscellaneous Clerical Work 24
Saleswork, Services 25
Saleswork, Commodities 26
Saleswork, Commodities 27
Saleswork, Commodities 28
Miscellaneous Merchandising Work 29
Domestic Services 30
Food and Beverage Preparation and Service.. 31
Lodging and Related Service 32
Barbering, Cosmetology, and Related Services. 33
Amusement and Recreation Services 34
Miscellaneous Personal Services 35
Apparel and Furnishings Services 36
Protective Services 37
Building and Related Services, N. E. C 38
Plant Farming 40
Animal Farming 41
Miscellaneous Farming and Related Work ... 42
Fishery and Related Work 43
Forestry 44
Hunting, Trapping, and Related Services .... 45
Agricultural Services 46
Metal Processing